Mental Health & Wellbeing
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Safeguarding
Self-Harm
Delivery:
Online/E-learning
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About this course
This self-harm awareness course is designed to develop your knowledge and awareness of self-harming behaviours, helping you understand why they occur and how to respond safely and appropriately. It provides essential self-harm training for staff working in health, care, or support roles.
The course begins by exploring what self-harm is, while highlighting the prevalence of self-harm across different groups. You’ll learn to recognise key risk factors and warning signs, building a strong foundation in self-harm awareness.
In stage two, you will develop a deeper understanding of the reasons individuals may self-harm and the circumstances that can increase vulnerability.
The final stage focuses on how to respond to someone who is self-harming, including safe communication approaches, self-help techniques, and practical support strategies that can help reduce risks. You’ll also learn about the services available to individuals who self-harm and the importance of protecting your own wellbeing as a care or support worker when offering help.
This self-harm training course is designed for anyone working in health, social care, education, or community support roles who may support individuals at risk of self-harm. It helps staff build confidence in recognising and responding to self-harming behaviours with sensitivity and professionalism. It’s also ideal for teams seeking self-harm training for staff as part of their safeguarding responsibilities.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:
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Know what self-harm is.
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Know the risk factors for self-harming behaviours.
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Discover the statistics around self-harm awareness
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Understand the link between self-harm, suicidal thoughts and suicide.
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Understand the reasons an individual may self-harm.
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Know how to respond to an individual who self-harms.
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Know self help and support strategies.
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Know the importance of protecting yourself.
Course Syllabus Includes
- Definition of self-harm
- Suicide risk factors
- Suicide prevalence and statistics
- Link between self-harm, suicidal thoughts and suicide
- Reasons for self-harm
- Responding to self-harm
- Self help and support strategies
- Protecting yourself
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