Self-Harm Awareness-for professionals that work with children and young people
Target Audience
ASYE Academy (All) / ASYE Academy (Assessors) / ASYE Academy (Children's Services) / CAH Staff / Health Practitioners / Integra Staff / Managers working within Public Health / Pre-Schools & Nurseries / Schools / Social Care Staff / Staff Working in ICS / Staff working within Public Health / Voluntary Sector Workers
Event Types
Online Course
Course categories
Public Health & Wellbeing
Public Health & Wellbeing subcategories
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) / Children and Young People's Mental Health / Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing
Event description
The session will aim to build a better understanding of what self-harm is, why people turn towards self-harm behaviours and what signs and indicators there are for self-harm behaviours.
The course will also help you to develop understanding around helping to support someone who is self-harming and best practice response.
The key aim is to build confidence, reduce stigma and create a better response to individuals who self-harm.
The trainer has requested that attendees have their cameras on during the session to ensure attendance and help with engagement.
The session will be interactive – with lots of opportunities for discussion.
Learning outcomes
- What self-harm is – definitions, stats
- What can lead to self-harm – triggers
- Self-harm and suicide – similarities, differences, asking about suicide
- Functions of self-harm
- Signs and indicators of self-harm
- Barriers to accessing support – client perspective
- Focus upon stopping self-harm pros and cons
- Harm minimisation and alternatives to self-harm
- How to broach suspected self-harm
- Language use around self-harm
- Best practice response
Start Date
Thursday 10 October 2024
End Date
Thursday 10 October 2024
Closing Date
Wednesday 9 October 2024