Hospital presentations for the treatment of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) have been increasing annually, and healthcare workers play a critical role in empowering people who have self-injured to achieve positive health outcomes. Understanding NSSI helps us communicate effectively, conduct comprehensive assessments, promote recovery, and protect our own emotional safety while caring for people who have self-injured.
This course has been developed in collaboration with emergency and mental health nursing specialists, psychologists, social workers and people with lived experience of self-injury, and taught by instructors with decades of experience in NSSI research and mental health nursing.
This course will equip nurses with a better understanding of NSSI, the links between NSSI and suicidal behaviours, the reasons people engage in NSSI, how to compassionately and effectively respond to patients who self-injure, and how to better care for themselves in a busy emergency environment.
Enrolled Nurses, Registered Nurses and midwives completing this course may claim up to 4 hours of continuing professional development (CPD) in Australia, under standards and guidelines by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
If you wish to enrol in the verified track to earn a certificate, and are currently a:
• WA Health employee;
• student at Curtin University; or
• student at Edith Cowan University,
you may be eligible for a discount.
Please email [email protected] from your work or university account to enquire about a voucherbefore you pay.
Discounts cannot be issued after you have paid, and no refunds will be given.
