Adolescents, with the highest rate of self-injurious behaviors compared to other demographic groups (17%) admit to self-injury at least once in their lifetime. Sadly, the average age of the first incident is 13 years old. Whether you are a parent of a child who is engaging in self-injury, a teacher, or medical professional/clinician who is working with such a teen, it can be both terrifying and perplexing. Terrifying because suicide may or may not play role, and perplexing because self-harming is antithetical to our nature as humans to avoid pain at all costs.
Dr. Michael Hollander, an expert in the etiology and treatment of self-injury, will provide insight and understanding, and answer these questions and more. This webinar is geared towards family, friends, and all front-line workers.
Learning Objectives
- Participants will understand the importance of distinguishing between NSSI and suicide
- Participants will understand the functions of NSSI
- Participants will develop the skill set to manage parental worry about NSSI
Instructor | Michael Hollander, PhD, is a nationally recognized expert on the etiology and treatment of self-injury, and lectures nationally. He has been treating adolescents and their families for over 40 years and has held numerous positions of clinical leadership at McLean Hospital. He is a co-founder of their 3East Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) program, that provides exceptional consultation to patients, family, and staff. Dr. Hollander was awarded an Endowed Directorship at McLean by a grateful family. He is a trainer for Behavioral Tech and travels nationally and internationally training clinicians in DBT.
In addition, Dr. Hollander was a supervisor with McLean’s Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT) clinic and a supervisor with the Behavioral and Research Training Clinic at the University of Washington. He is on the faculty of the McLean/Massachusetts General child psychiatry fellowship program and was recognized as Teacher of the Year in 1998.
Currently Dr. Hollander is Co-Director of Boston Child Study Center-Maine where he provides supervision and clinical care.
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