Note 1st March course date is now full

Aims to: Gain awareness of the current prevalence of self harm, the contributing factors and how we make work towards supporting someone who self harms

Learning objectives:

• Prevalence of self-harm
• What can lead to self-harm
• Functions of self-harm behaviours
• Understand the importance of language use when dealing with self-harm
• Relationship between self-harm and suicide
• Alternative strategies to offer in relation to self-harm
• The positives and negatives in different responses to self-harm disclosures
• Improve confidence in supporting those who self-harm

Facilitator: Satveer Nijjar – Attention Seekers

Audience: Staff and volunteers working in adult health and social care agencies within Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. Service users & family carers welcome. *Open to SU, FC.

Note: This course may contain sensitive content within the context of the training subject, please ensure you are accessing training from an appropriate location e.g. not allowing children or others to overhear content. In addition, please be aware of this content with respect to your own well-being and seek support should you need to.