Foster Care Training

This workshop explores the world of self-harming behaviors. Self-harming behaviors are used by a variety of clients across age, ethnicity and socioeconomic status therefore, it is beneficial for therapists to feel competent in identifying and breaking the cycle of dependence upon self-harming behaviors. Participants will explore the function and delve into how self-harming behaviors provide psychological relief to clients who engage in them. Informed by a current research, this workshop will provide direct techniques to assess, respond and provide alternatives skills to teach clients who engage in self-harming behaviors. In addition, this workshop will provide clinicians with guidelines to take care of themselves in and out of the therapy room when working with this population.