Psychological First Aid: Clinical Strategies for Self-Harming Behaviors - September 8, 2026 - Virtual

Psychological First Aid: Clinical Strategies for Self-Harming Behaviors – September 8, 2026 – Virtual

$50.00

Description: 

This interactive training equips clinicians with a practical, evidence-informed framework for understanding and responding to self-harming behaviors and related ideations. Drawing from theories of innate stress responses, survival mechanisms, and emotional regulation, participants will gain strategies to identify underlying drivers of self-harm, strengthen clinical assessment skills, and implement effective first-line psychological interventions. 

Designed for clinicians at all career stages, this conversational training emphasizes psychological first aid, providing clear, actionable guidance for responding effectively and compassionately in the moment while supporting client safety and stabilization. 

Objectives: 

  1. Differentiate at least three underlying factors that contribute to self-harming behaviors during clinical assessment and explain how these inform treatment planning.
  2. Apply principles from stress and survival response theories to conceptualize three forms of client presentations involving self-harm and associated ideation.
  3. Develop and implement at least three first-line psychological interventions tailored to client needs based on assessment findings and safety considerations.

Presenter:

ASHLEE COLEMAN

MA, NCC, LPC-S, EMDRIA Approved Consultant

Ashlee has been a private practice counselor in Texas since 2013.  Often joined by her psychiatric service dog, Winston- who is trained to facilitate the therapeutic process for clients- she provides therapy to individuals and families of all ages, beginning at birth. Her specialties include treatment of complex trauma and dissociative disorders, working with helping professionals, and providing care to clients with various treatment-resistant presentations.  In addition to private practice, her professional experience includes a year working at a Texas Children’s Advocacy Center, 4 years providing therapy to children within the public school system, and 10 years working at a public University in Texas, first as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Guest Lecturer, followed by 9 years as an Adjunct Instructor.

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