Z Self-Harm Awareness- Lite Bite 18,19,20

Date & Time:

Wednesday 26 September 2018 (11:00 - 13:00)

Venue:

Apsley Two, Hemel Hempstead, Apsley Two, Brindley Way, Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9BF

Detail:

Stage 2

 

 Non-attendance and late-cancellation charges apply.

 

Target Audience: Frontline professionals working with children and young people.

 

Aim of the Course:

  1. To improve the quality of support, advice and guidance offered to young people who self-harm, or maybe at risk of committing suicide.
  2. Offer consistent support to children and young people no matter what point of contact, to standardise the response of agencies regardless of what type of agency.
  3. To increase knowledge, skills and competence of staff to recognise the signs and respond appropriately when working with a young person who self-harms, and/or knows of someone who self-harms.
  4. To meet a locally identified need by service providers and commissioners.
Learning Outcomes:
  • An understanding of why young people self-harm
  • Strategies for responding to a disclosure of self-harm
  • Questioning skills with young people who self-harm
  • Alternative coping strategies for young people who self-harm and the key steps to help them reduce their harming

Booking:

Booking has now closed for this event.

Further Information:

Enquiries:

Jane.savage@hertfordshire.gov.uk (01992 588506)

Trainer:

Liz Brooker

Venue Details:

Apsley Two, Hemel Hempstead, Apsley Two, Brindley Way, Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9BF

(01442 453739)