Working with People who Self Harm

Self Harm TrainingSelf harm is often dismissed as 'attention seeking' by support staff, but our training aims to provide delegates with a more empathic understanding of the social context of self harm and the various reasons why people may cut, burn or poison themselves.

The course will introduce delegates to the Self Harm Toolkit to help social care workers assess self harming behaviour and develop skills and strategies to work with and support self harming service users.

Shorter Courses

This 1-day course is also available as a shortened 3 hour workshop with consecutive AM and PM sessions for separate delegate groups. This version will have reduced Learning Objectives and more intensive input. Please contact us for further details.

 

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Learning Objectives

Outline a workable definition of self harm

 

Discuss some of the key motivations behind self harm

 

Explore our own and others attitudes to self-harm

 

Develop workable strategies to support people who are injuring themselves

 

This course is suitable for:

Health Professionals/A&E Staff

 

Residential Care Workers

 

Teachers and Lecturers

 

Prison Workers