Parenting with Lived Experience of Self-Injury, with Dr. Janis Whitlock
The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental HealthShow Notes
Janis Whitlock, PhD, from Cornell University and Senior Advisor for The JED Foundation explains how caregivers with lived experience of self-injury can navigate conversations with their children about their own history of self-harm, and how parents can manage heightened limits to confidentiality when their child who self-injures turns 18 while in therapy.
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