This article provides readers with an understanding of self-injury assessment. The article begins with a critical review of a number of self-injury assessments. The latter section of the article introduces a comprehensive two-tiered approach to accurately assessing self-injury. Implications for counselors related to the assessment of self-injury are also provided.Keywords self-injury, assessment, self-injurious behavior Self-injurious behavior is an increasing issue among adolescents and young adults. According to current research, self-injurious behavior occurs in 4% to 39% of adolescents in the general population and the numbers are predicted to rise, due to various reasons, ranging from levels and quality of social interactions with peers to the availability and assimilation of coping behaviors through access to the

Despite the increased attention to dating violence among adolescents and young adults, limited information is available on ethical and legal considerations specific to this population. Therefore, this qualitative study explores 21 trainees' and practitioners' conceptualization of ethical and legal issues pertaining to adolescent dating violence. Data are collected through focus groups included as part of an ethics and legal issues seminar. Six themes are identified to illustrate ethical and legal issues concerning dating violence: knowledge, client welfare, counseling interventions, informed consent and disclosure, barriers, and counselor reactions.

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