Z Self-Harm Awareness- Lite Bite 18,19,20
Date & Time:
Thursday 7 June 2018 (10:00 - 12:00)
Venue:
Hertford, County Hall, County Hall, Pegs Lane, Hertford SG13 8DF
Detail:
Stage 2
Non-attendance and late-cancellation charges apply.
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Target Audience: Frontline professionals working with children and young people.
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Aim of the Course:
- To improve the quality of support, advice and guidance offered to young people who self-harm, or maybe at risk of committing suicide.
- 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.
- 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.
- To meet a locally identified need by service providers and commissioners.
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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
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Booking:
Booking has now closed for this event.
Further Information:
Enquiries:
Jane.savage@hertfordshire.gov.uk (01992 588506)
Trainer:
Helen Chatfield
Venue Details:
Hertford, County Hall, County Hall, Pegs Lane, Hertford SG13 8DF