Children & Young People: Self Harm Awareness (Open Access Course)

About This Event

Live online training via MS Teams

The Academy at Harmless is pleased to offer life-saving training to delegates from all sectors and backgrounds through its Open Access Courses.

Self harm is a complex, often misunderstood issue that can affect anyone, regardless of age or background. Our Self Harm Awareness training gives you the knowledge and skills to respond with confidence, understanding and compassion. Whether you’re starting from scratch or building on existing expertise, you’ll benefit from flexible, inclusive learning designed to meet your needs.

Learning outcomes:

• Improve awareness of self harm, types of self harm and the key issues associated with self harm
• Understand the contextual issues surrounding self harm
• Understand warning signs and symptoms of emotional distress and self harm and develop skills to respond to and support an individual including different approaches that might be needed for children and young people and adults
• Develop knowledge of evidence-based brief interventions and safety planning to support someone who self harms
• Understand ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) for young people and adults as well as other trauma and its impact on mental wellbeing and the risk of self harm and suicide
• Develop knowledge of evidence-based brief interventions and safety planning to support someone who self harms
• Understand the direct and wider impact of self harm
• Understand the links with suicide and mental health
• Enhance confidence, working practice, knowledge and skills
• Understand the relationship between self harm, mental health and suicide

Our online training is delivered via MS Teams. Once registered, you will receive an email with login details for the session. During sessions, we provide all delegates with frequent breaks to ensure that screen fatigue is kept to a minimum.

Who Should Attend
This course is ideal for a broad range of professionals and individuals, particularly for those supporting children and young people. It equips anyone whose role, regardless of specialty, may bring them into contact with children and young people in distress or who self harm, providing essential awareness, knowledge and intervention skills.

Target audiences may include:

• Health and Clinical Services: Primary Care (Admin, reception or practice staff), Mental Health Services, Physical Health Services, Drug and Alcohol Services, Pharmacy, and Occupational Health staff.
• Emergency & First Responders: Police, Fire Service, Paramedics, and other Emergency Services personnel.
• Social and Family Support: Early Help Family Services, Adult Social Care, and staff in Care Homes.
• Community and Voluntary Sector: Community and voluntary sector organisations, Community Champions, Community Workers, Social Prescribers, and Faith/Community Groups.
• Welfare, Housing, and Financial Support: Staff and providers in Housing & Homelessness Services (including supported housing and shelters), Advice Services, Debt Agencies, Food Banks, and Libraries.
• Education and Justice: Teaching Staff and professionals in Education settings, as well as staff in Justice Services.
• Commissioned and Corporate: Public Health Commissioned Services and staff in Private Sector Organisations.
• Informal Support Networks: Families, carers, friends, and support networks of people who self-harm.

About Harmless
Harmless is the centre of excellence for self harm and suicide prevention. Each year, we support thousands of people who self harm, are in suicide crisis or have been bereaved by suicide. We’re also committed to sharing our expertise so everyone feels confident talking about mental health and supporting those in distress. That’s why we created The Academy at Harmless – to equip people to respond with confidence and compassion when it matters most. All our inclusive, interactive training is CPD-accredited, aligned with national guidelines and delivered by expert Training & Education Officers.

Self-Care
The topics covered in this training can be emotionally challenging. Delegates are encouraged to be mindful of the personal impact that this training may have and to seek reassurance, support or guidance from the Trainer if they feel distressed or affected. We also encourage delegates to practise self-care throughout the course – taking breaks as needed and managing personal disclosure. All Trainers have direct access to a clinical team for additional support if required.