What is Understanding Self-Harm – Tools for a compassionate and effective intervention?

Over one in ten young person self-harms, an increasing number of adults too. The rates are amongst the highest in Europe.

Participants in the interactive 3.5h course will leave the session equipped with a solid understanding of the contributing factors, triggers, functions and signs of self-harm, a clear and effective intervention framework to guide their support, as well as with a wide range of practical strategies they can share with someone who self-harms.

The session uses the latest teaching methodologies, and each participant is given the link to a very comprehensive padlet online page of materials and further information about sources of support.

Who is it for?

Anyone in a role where they come across or could support someone who self-harms.

What are the learning objectives?

By the end of this session, facilitated to encourage a safe and effective learning environment, participants will be able to:

· Explore their attitude about self-harm

· Define self-harm

· List contributing factors and triggers to self-harm

· Explore the possible functions of self-harm

· Identify possible signs that someone is self-harming

· Use an intervention model to support someone

· Share a range of alternative coping strategies including safety planning

· List a range of services/apps that can be of help to people who self-harm

· Engage in a short practice of the recommended framework using a scenario

· Recognise the impact of working/living with people who self-harm and ways to build self-care strategies

This course has been designed for those supporting/working with individuals who self-harm. As such, the workshop will include discussion and description of methods of self-harm and suicide. If you have been closely affected by any of these issues or feel that this may be challenging at this time, we would invite you to consider your relationship to the topic and give us a call before booking your place.

Feedback

“This fabulous course has given me the confidence and tools to really help our many service users who self-harm via a clear step by step intervention. I feel I can now motivate them to use alternative coping strategies that meet their particular needs. The padlet of resources is really comprehensive and will be of real benefit over the next few months”

"The trainer delivered a difficult topic in such an attentive and nurturing way. I walked away learning a lot more than I expected coming in and feel equipped to get started with some of the approaches and strategies you went through with us in the training."

Eligibility for a funded training place

This training has been partially funded by UOK - a network of local services committed to supporting good mental health and wellbeing in Brighton and Hove. To be eligible for a funded place you need to be working within the Brighton & Hove City boundary, with people in vulnerable or high risk groups. As a guide, we offer each organisation three places per course type, per financial year. However, for larger organisations further places may be available.

If you are purchasing on behalf of others, please ensure you have the full information for each participant as you will be asked to fill out details on booking. Please note that each purchase counts towards your organisation's yearly allocation, and that spaces are not transferable to other courses or dates.

There is small fee upon booking, the booking price covers administrative fees and as such is non-refundable. In the event that you cannot attend, please provide the details of anyone attending in your place.

If you are unsure about your eligibility for a funded place, or would like further information please contact Grassroots Suicide Prevention directly.

Cancellation & Refunds:

If you need to cancel your booking, please let us know as soon as possible. The booking costs of UOK places are non refundable. All other bookings will be refunded within the following policy:

Less than 3 working notice: Not refundable

4-10 working days notice: 50% of fee

11-15 working days notice: 25% of fee

Over 15 working days notice: Fully refundable

Notes regarding the session

-Please note that ticket sales stop 2 workdays before the start of the course date, so please book ahead of the course date.

-If you have a ticket for the course, you will receive a link to the Zoom session 2 days before the course, via email, so please doublecheck the email address you add when filling in your ticket. You should receive a confirmation email shortly after booking a ticket.

Please ensure you have Zoom installed and working ahead of the session. We are unable to issue refunds for those who are unable to attend due to technical difficulties.

If you do have a ticket and do not receive this link 2 days before, please contact us with the name of the course and the date and time of the session.

-Finally, if it's applicable to you, an invoice will be sent after the completion of the course.

Understanding Self-Harm - Online (UOK)