Understanding Self-Harm
Build capacity to support others who self-harm. As well as the knowledge component, participants will develop their practical skills by using practice tools to respond to real-life scenarios.
Description
Target Audience: For those workers in a wide range of mental health and frontline roles.
“Self-harm includes cutting, burning or hitting oneself, binge-eating or starvation, or repeatedly putting oneself in dangerous situations. It can also involve abuse of drugs or alcohol, including overdosing on prescription medications.” Sane Australia.
Dealing with self-harm can be confronting, as it can be an extreme way of trying to cope with distressing or painful feelings. Workers who can identify, understand and support a person who self-harms can make a significant difference to their outcome.
This course will give participants:
- An understanding of why people self harm;
- An understanding of the underpinning theories around self harm;
- Practical strategies for supporting someone who self harms; and
- An understanding of how to conduct safety planning, and how to best support care-givers.
The fully interactive online training sessions will be facilitated by two of our experienced trainers who have extensive knowledge, skills and experience in the mental health field. The course will be delivered over two, 4 hour sessions, on consecutive days and participants will be supported to meaningfully engage with the course content.
Places are limited to 16 people.
Wellness Responder Services:
A Wellness Responder will be in attendance during training sessions, to provide support and resources to participants should they experience a physical or mental health issue.
Lived Experience Guest Speaker:
Where appropriate, a Lived Experience Person will be invited along to a training session, to share their story, experiences, and recovery journey.
For further information about the workshop please contact 6246 3000 or email training@waamh.org.au
Payment options
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Prices
Associate Member $220.50
Full Member $196.00
Non Member $245.00
Scholarship pre-approval $24.50
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Scholarships
There are two scholarship places available for consumers or carers who face financial difficulty in attending this course. Scholarship applications close 10 business days prior to course and the successful applicants will be notified five business days prior to commencement of the event.
The cost will be 10% of the course rate and no other promo options to be used with this offer. To apply for a scholarship place click here to complete the application.