Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Children and Adolescents Respond Well to Motivational Interviewing Tactics
By viewing non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) as an obsessive-compulsive and addictive problem, we have the basis for encouraging children and adolescents who engage in deliberate self-injury to seek help. We can apply motivational interviewing tactics, based on Prochaska and Diclimente's (1983) stages of change or transtheoretical model (TTM) of change, in an effort to get individuals to accept treatment for NSSI.

The DSM-5 now recognizes NSSI as a serious childhood disorder worthy of further research and clinical examination. This webinar accepts that call to action by examining case studies and empirical literature, introducing participants to TTM and motivational interviewing steps and tactics, and providing methods for measuring NSSI treatment effectiveness.

Course Content

A. Foundations of non-suicidal self-injury
  1. Epidemic facts
  2. Review of DSM-5 and current clinical research definitions of childhood NSSI
B. Stages of change /Transtheoretical model (TTM) application to NSSI
  1. Motivational interviewing (MI) and transtheoretical model (TTM) principles
  2. Therapeutic assessment: Key tactic for motivating NSSI change
  3. Case study
C. Multi-modal tactics for NSSI motivation and measurement of treatment outcome
  1. Questionnaires
  2. Journaling tactics
  3. “No talk” play therapy techniques
  4. Internet resources
  5. Case study