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Elsevier, Teaching and Teacher Education, (44), p. 25-34

DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2014.07.013

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Response and training needs of school staff towards student self-injury

Journal article published in 2014 by Emily Berger ORCID, Penelope Hasking, Andrea Reupert
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Abstract

Although school staff are in a prime position to intervene with students who self-injure, how they respond to these students and their training needs regarding self-injury have not been examined. The aims of this study were to explore the responses and training needs of school staff towards youth self-injury. Pre- and in-service teachers and other school staff (N = 768) completed open-ended questions. Results suggested that school staff require training to respond effectively and confidently to students who self-injure. Self-injury education programs may enhance the knowledge and confidence of staff to detect and respond to students who self-injure.