VISTAS Online is an innovative publication produced for ACA by Dr. Garry R. Walz and Dr. Jeanne C. Bleuer of Counseling Outfitters, LLC. Its purpose is to provide a means of capturing the ideas, information and experiences generated by the annual ACA Conference and selected ACA Division Conferences. Papers on a program or practice that has been validated through research or experience may also be submitted. This digital collection of peer-reviewed articles is authored by counselors, for counselors. VISTAS Online contains the full text of over 900 proprietary counseling articles published from 2004 to 2017.
2016
Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: Cutting Through the Pain
Krystal D. Humphreys, Wendy Risner, Janet Froeschle Hicks, and Michael Moyer
2016
The number of youth presenting with self-injurious behaviors has increased over the past several years. For school counselors, this has brought a need for relevant information, training, and treatment strategies. This article offers pertinent information on self-injury such as a definition, the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, common misconceptions, prevalence, risk factors, cultural differences, the cycle of self-injury, ethical and legal considerations, and concludes with treatment options.
Keywords: non-suicidal self-injury, children, adolescents, dialectical behavior therapy, school counseling, butterfly project