Introduction Method Implications Educational training programs regarding self-injury have potential to improve professionals’ attitudes towards and comfort.

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Introduction Method Implications Educational training programs regarding self-injury have potential to improve professionals’ attitudes towards and comfort working with self-harming patients. Medical providers in particular (e.g., nurses, physicians) may benefit the most from additional training regarding self-injury. Having professionals participate in training on self-injury may reduce patients’ reluctance to disclose the behavior and thus improve service delivery and treatment seeking. Emily Prosser & Katherine Quigley Faculty Advisor: Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp, Dept. of Psychology Non-suicidal self-injury is a growing problem, particularly among youth, and many report that they do not seek help for the behavior because they fear the negative reactions of health professionals (Heath et al., 2006). Research has shown that some health professionals, particularly those in the medical fields, do harbor negative biases towards self-harming patients (Harrison, 2009) but that negative attitudes may lessen with appropriate training. Furthermore, having personal experience with self-harm may improve professionals’ attitudes because it fosters an intimate understanding of the behavior. There is little research examining how attitudes towards self-harming clients may vary based on training regarding self-harm, profession, and personal experiences. The purpose of the current study was to examine the attitudes of a variety of health professionals and identify whether attitudes varied based on personal experience or training. Hypotheses Those who personally know an individual who self injures will have more positive attitudes toward self-injuring clients than those who do not know any self-injurers. Professionals who have had specialized training in working with self-injuring clients will be more comfortable with and have a more positive attitude toward self-injuring clients. Professionals in the mental health fields will express more understanding attitudes toward self-injuring clients than those in the medical field. Participants 89 health care professionals  25 males, 64 females Ages ranged from  Mean age: (SD = 13.28) Procedure An with a live link to the study survey was sent to health care professionals in the area, who were asked to post the survey to any relevant professional listserv, for a snowball recruitment of participants. Follow-up s were sent out two weeks after the initial as a reminder to participants to take the survey. The survey consisted of 90 items assessing attitudes toward self-injuring clients, personal experiences with self- injury, and professional training on self-injury. To enter the survey, participants had to indicate their informed consent, which was the first screen they saw. Health Professionals’ Attitudes Toward Self-Harming Patients Health Professionals’ Attitudes Toward Self-Harming Patients Discussion Results show that professionals who have received training for working with self-injuring patients tend to demonstrate more positive attitudes and understanding. The findings related to training suggest that health professionals who have education about self-injury may display more empathy towards their self-injuring clients, which could improve the effectiveness of treatment (Harrison, 2009). Also congruent with the need for training are the results showing that professionals in mental health areas report more accepting attitudes towards self-injuring patients than those in medical areas. This is likely due to the fact mental health professionals are more likely to have received training specific to self-injury. Contrary to hypotheses, personally knowing someone who had engaged in self-injury was not significantly related to attitudes, suggesting personal experience is not necessary to promote positive attitudes towards patients. Selected References Harrison, J. (2009). Nurses’ attitudes toward young self-harmers. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 16, Heath, N. L., Toste, J. R., & Beettam, E. L. (2006). “I am not well equipped”: High school teachers’ perceptions of self-injury. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 21, Results Due to a small sample size, the power to detect some differences was not as strong as if a larger sample was available. The snowball recruiting strategy likely led to bias towards individuals interested in the study and also contributed to an over-representation of mental health providers vs. medical providers. Limitations Acknowledgements Special thanks to: Office of Research and Sponsored Programs for funding aspects of this research project Learning and Technology Services Differential Tuition for covering the costs of printing Three MANCOVAs, with gender as the covariate, were used to analyze differences in attitudes based on pre-specified groups (e.g., profession, knowing someone with NSSI, and specialized training). Knowing someone personally who engaged in self-injury was not significantly associated with differences in attitudes, F(1, 88) = 1.32, p >.05 F(3, 88) = 2.06, p <.001 * * = p <.05 * * * * * * * * *