Evaluating a Training Intervention for Assessing Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: The HIRE Model

The authors evaluated the effectiveness of a brief training intervention with graduate counseling students who used the HIRE (history, interest in change, reasons for engaging in the behavior, and exposure to risk; Buser & Buser, ) model for the informal assessment of nonsuicidal self‐injury. The intervention group demonstrated improvements in nonsuicidal assessment self‐efficacy and assessment skill. Findings suggest that HIRE is an evidence‐informed model for teaching nonsuicidal self‐injury assessment.