‘‘We’re Working in the Dark Here’’: Education Needs of Teachers and School Staff Regarding Student Self-Injury
Although teachers and other school staff encounter adolescents who self-injure, the behaviour evokes strong reactions. We (a) validated a measure of attitudes towards self-injury, (b) examined knowledge, confidence, and education needs regarding self-injury, and (c) explored the relationship between...
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| description | Although teachers and other school staff encounter adolescents who self-injure, the behaviour evokes strong reactions. We (a) validated a measure of attitudes towards self-injury, (b) examined knowledge, confidence, and education needs regarding self-injury, and (c) explored the relationship between attitudes and responses to self-injury among 501 secondary school teachers and other school staff. Three factors reflecting participants’ attitudes were extracted. Experience was related to knowledge and confidence regarding self-injury, but not to attitudes. Thematic analysis of open-ended questions indicated a desire for education and resources. Implications for teacher education and school policies to support teachers in addressing self-injury are discussed. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-477872017-09-13T14:17:43Z ‘‘We’re Working in the Dark Here’’: Education Needs of Teachers and School Staff Regarding Student Self-Injury Berger, E. Hasking, Penelope Reupert, A. Education School staff Self-injury Teachers Although teachers and other school staff encounter adolescents who self-injure, the behaviour evokes strong reactions. We (a) validated a measure of attitudes towards self-injury, (b) examined knowledge, confidence, and education needs regarding self-injury, and (c) explored the relationship between attitudes and responses to self-injury among 501 secondary school teachers and other school staff. Three factors reflecting participants’ attitudes were extracted. Experience was related to knowledge and confidence regarding self-injury, but not to attitudes. Thematic analysis of open-ended questions indicated a desire for education and resources. Implications for teacher education and school policies to support teachers in addressing self-injury are discussed. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47787 10.1007/s12310-013-9114-4 Springer New York LLC restricted |
| spellingShingle | Education School staff Self-injury Teachers Berger, E. Hasking, Penelope Reupert, A. ‘‘We’re Working in the Dark Here’’: Education Needs of Teachers and School Staff Regarding Student Self-Injury |
| title | ‘‘We’re Working in the Dark Here’’: Education Needs of Teachers and School Staff Regarding Student Self-Injury |
| title_full | ‘‘We’re Working in the Dark Here’’: Education Needs of Teachers and School Staff Regarding Student Self-Injury |
| title_fullStr | ‘‘We’re Working in the Dark Here’’: Education Needs of Teachers and School Staff Regarding Student Self-Injury |
| title_full_unstemmed | ‘‘We’re Working in the Dark Here’’: Education Needs of Teachers and School Staff Regarding Student Self-Injury |
| title_short | ‘‘We’re Working in the Dark Here’’: Education Needs of Teachers and School Staff Regarding Student Self-Injury |
| title_sort | ‘‘we’re working in the dark here’’: education needs of teachers and school staff regarding student self-injury |
| topic | Education School staff Self-injury Teachers |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47787 |