Freedom From Self Harm
Available in Part I and Part II
Overcoming Self-Injury with Skills from DBT and Other Treatments
By authors: Kim Gratz, Ph.D.
6 Diagnosing CEU’s or 13 Diagnosing and Treatment CEU’s
Course Description
Self-injury can be as addictive as any drug, and the secrecy and shame many sufferers
feel about this behavior can keep them feeling trapped. But if you're ready to replace selfharm with a set of healthy coping skills, this compassionate and practical book can help.
This complete guide to stopping self-injury gives you the facts about self-harm, corrects
common myths about this behavior, and provides self-soothing techniques you can begin
using right away for regulating difficult for overwhelming emotions. Freedom from SelfHarm also includes self-assessment worksheets, guidance for seeking professional help,
and information about the most effective therapies and medications. Drawn from
treatments such as dialectical behavior therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy,
the tools in this book can help you cope with your emotions whenever you feel the urge
to self-harm.
Objectives
Part I
 Understand the basics of self harm
 Learn myths about self harm
 Learn causes of self harm
 Learn the Psychiatric Disorders that often accompany self harm
 Why people self harm
Part II and III
 Psychological treatments of self harm
 Medication treatments of self harm
 Motivation to Stop
 Coping with self harm urges
 Learn to manage emotions related to self harm
 Learn to live a life without self harm
About the Authors
Kim L. Gratz, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the department of psychiatry and human
behavior at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where she serves as director of
personality disorders research. Gratz has written numerous journal articles and book
chapters on borderline personality disorder, deliberate self-harm, and emotion regulation.
Her research currently focuses on understanding the nature and consequences of emotion
dysregulation and emotional avoidance among individuals who struggle with borderline
personality disorder and self-harm. In addition, she has developed a brief emotion
regulation group therapy for self-harm among women with borderline personality
disorder. In 2005, Gratz received the Young Investigator's Award from the National
Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder. She is coauthor of The
Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide.