What Parents Need to Know about Self-Injury

Attending is as easy as 1-2-3:

1. Sign up for the course below. (Set a password if your first time.)

2. Inside the course, click the link to register on Zoom for the live call. Zoom will send you the join link.

3. Attend the live webinar or watch the recording in the course later; both offer certificates.

$9.97

What Parents NEED to Know NOW About Self-Injury with David Zidar, LISW (Parents Tool Talk® webinar series)

Mutilating, cutting, burning and other forms of self-injurious behavior by youth are often seen by professionals and others as suicide-related behaviors. This webinar explains how such behaviors are often the result of past trauma or abuse. Learn the causes and scope of these behaviors and how to respond helpfully.

Learning Objectives

Attend this Webinar to

1. Examine some of the statistics related to both suicidal and self-injurious behavior.

2. Learn some of the ways to differentiate self-injury from suicidal behavior.

3. Review the triggers and functions of self-injury.

4. Learn some of the treatment interventions for these youth.

This program as been

Approved for Continuing Education Hours

for Social Workers, Counselors

This program has been approved for 1 Continuing Education hours for Social Workers by the State of Ohio Counselor Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board (Approved Provider number: RSX012201).

Not in Ohio, an Ohio Nurse, or a Foster-Adoptive Parent? The certificate and hours you receive are usually approved or accepted by many other licensing boards. Please check with your own board or caseworker to verify if they accept them.

Presented by one of the most qualified and favorite foster-adoptive trainers in Ohio, David Zidar, LISW-S

Dave has been working in child welfare since 1982 as an administrator, trainer and therapist. He worked in the Cleveland area for about 16 years. He was Vice President for residential services in Kentucky. He also has worked in public agencies at the executive level. Currently, he is an independent trainer and therapist throughout the country as well as a Area director in a foster care and mental health agency.

Dave has a BSW from Capital University, a MSSA from Case Western Reserve and a certification in Juvenile Sex Offender Treatment from the University of Louisville. He has worked as a therapist and operational director.

WATCH THE VIDEO of the webinar on Self-Injury by David Zidar

(1h 04m 09s)
172 MB

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO of the webinar on Self-Injury by David Zidar (AUDIO only - mp3)

(1h 04m 09s)
117 MB

READ the handout for the webinar on Self-Injury by David Zidar

2.32 MB

If you are interested in a 3 or 6 hour webinar on this topic with David Zidar, tell us in the comments.

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First, "complete" the course by looking at each section on the left Table of Contents course-progress menu, so it's "checked off" or has a strikethrough.

Then your status will show up as "Completed" next to the course in your dashboard.

Here's how to see your course progress status.
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b. Scroll down or filter/sort/search to get to the course you want to see.

c. Check your course progress status. If it is not complete, double-check the left progress menu in the course (see first step above). If status says "Completed" you can take the following 3 steps to receive your certificate. (Note: Professional CEU certificates must be manually sent, so you will not see “view certificate” in your dashboard for this course.)

When your course status is “Complete,” you can follow the 1-2-3 step directions below to get your automated certificate.