Assessing, Triaging and Managing Youth who Self-Injure: A Workshop for Mental Health Clinicians
Jan. 22, 2010 - University of Victoria - Victoria, BC
Self-injury is a serious clinical health problem that can be difficult to understand. This workshop, led by self-injury expert and co-editor of the book Self-Injury in Youth: The Essential Guide to Assessment and Intervention Dr. Mary Kay Nixon, helped mental clinicians understand the experience and motivation of youth who self-injure, introduced the latest research on self-injury in youth, and provided practical strategies for working with youth struggling with self-injury.
Dr. Mary Kay Nixon
Dr. Mary Kay Nixon, MD, FRCPC, is a child and adolescent psychiatrist practicing in Victoria. She was previously Director of Psychiatry Research and Head of the Mood and Anxiety Clinic at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa. She is the founding editor of the Journal of the Canadian Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Research Fellow at the Centre for Youth & Society, University of Victoria; Affiliate Associate Professor in the Division of Medical Sciences, UVic; and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia.
Resources from Workshop
Below are Dr. Mary Kay Nixon's PowerPoint presentations from the Jan. 22 workshop. Additional resources are available via the Related Links box on the right of this page.
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