Aims

To raise awareness of the issues of self harm and how adults in a caring role can understand and react. The course aims to demystify what can be considered a complex process and provide staff with the confidence to manage issues of self-harm and be clear on what action is required to manage risk effectively in a holistic, social pedagogic fashion.

Learning Outcomes

- Understand what Self- Harm is
- What might cause a young person to self-harm
- Explore ways that carers might be able to help a young person to control self-harming behaviour
- Identify other available, useful and helpful resources