In this course you will explore your own support needs, in order to learn best practice when sensitively introducing harm-minimisation approaches for self-harm.

This workshop has been developed in direct response to the current COVID-19 situation, and is designed specifically for online delivery to smaller groups of participants. It offers a safe place to reflect on your personal self-harm spectrum, and steps you can take to look after yourself. It introduces a range of self-help tools, and explores what makes positive change possible. There is also time to consider how this knowledge can apply to self-harm within a harm minimisation framework, and how to helpfully share this learning with people you support who use self-harm. This workshop has been developed to either stand alone or complement others in a series of events, and utilises a range of tools to offer a participative online training experience. Participants will be asked to reflect on their own self-care, & share personal experiences. Handouts, resource list and copies of the presentation will be available to complement learning.

Our expertise: Self-Injury Support has 30 years’ experience in delivering high quality self-harm education to a wide variety of settings and participants. Our approach is participative and reflective, and is focussed on bringing the voice of people who use self-harm into the room, building empathy and confidence for supporters.

Feel free to check out our two other self harm courses at https://www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk/new-and-updated-self-harm-training . Booking all three courses will get you a 15% discount!

A previous attendee said: “I really enjoyed the online session, it was run professionally by a skilled and knowledgeable facilitator. I feel that we were treated with respect and our perspectives were valued throughout the session, and I feel better equipped to support people who self-harm through our research as a result of the training."