Self-Injury: Cutting Through the Tension

Self-Injury is organized by Nurse.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation.

Course Originally Released on : 11/22/2010
Date of Most Recent Review : 11/14/2018
Course Termination/ Update Date : 11/14/2021

The target audience for this medical event is intended for an interprofessional audience, including nurses, paramedics and EMTs, occupational therapists and social workers.This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1.0 Contact Hours.

Course Description:
The North American Nursing Diagnosis Association defines self-mutilation as the "deliberate self-injurious behavior causing tissue damage with the intent of causing nonfatal injury to attain relief of tension." Self-injurious behavior can have serious consequences for the person and elicit feelings of helplessness from caregivers. This module will provide the knowledge to dispel the mystery and promote effective treatment for people who engage in self-injurious behavior. It informs readers about the disease, causes, assessment and treatments.

Conference Objectives:
The goal of this program is to give nurses, paramedics and EMTs, occupational therapists and social workers a better understanding of and promote effective assessment and intervention strategies for people who engage in self-injurious behavior. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:

• Define “self-injury”
• Provide three reasons why people engage in self-injurious behavior
• Discuss assessment and intervention strategies

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.