SELF-HARM (NSSI – NON SUICIDAL SELF INJURY)

Duration: 3 hours of learning Max no of learners: 16

Target AudienceSupport, Clinical & Care staff in a variety of settings – Support, Clinical & Care staff in a variety of settings:                                                

Psychiatric hospitals, community mental health support, day centres, supported living for mental health, learning disability, autism, drug and alcohol rehabilitation.                                                               

Housing Support Teams & Probation teams who are providing care & support to those with self-harming behaviours.

This course is delivered using a range of methods and resources including:

Face to Face tutor participative facilitation (whether in the classroom or online), scenarios for group discussions, case studies, polls, question and answer time, videos, role play if appropriate and end of session assessment.

This course has been developed and mapped to current occupational standards, qualification frameworks and the following documents and resources:

  • The 2011 Gov.UK document – No Health without Mental Health (created by Dept of Health) 
  • Skills for Care – The Common Core Principles to support good mental health and wellbeing in adult social care
  • NICE guideline (NG225) 2022 – Self-harm, assessment, management & preventing recurrence

Online training: it is recommended that each learner has their own laptop/computer/tablet as the course is interactive.Having all the learners in one room is not conducive to participative/interactive learning. 2 learners can share one screen if they make sure that the facilitator can both see and hear them clearly.

Levels 3 to 4: the course is aimed at learners at level 3 to 4

Learning Outcomes:

After attending this course, learners will be able to:

  • Define self-harm / non-suicidal self-injury
  • Reflect on own feelings and thoughts about self-harming behaviours
  • List the various ways in which people may self-harm
  • Give examples of possible reasons behind self-harming behaviours
  • Discuss common myths surrounding self-harm and issues around stigma
  • Describe and implement helpful responses and strategies/interventions to support people who self-harm
  • Self care following supporting a person who has self-harmed

Entry requirements – No prerequisites required

Time breakdownFromToMinutes
Registration09:1509:3015
Session 109:3010:5080
AM tea break10:5011:1020
Session 211:1012:3080

Assessment type – General T/F at the end of the course

Certification/Qualification – Downloadable certificate of attendance

All courses are accompanied by instructional materials.

Courses that are often run concurrently with this course:

  • Suicide (understanding and implementing helpful responses)
  • Rescue from ligature
  • Hosting suicide conversations with a person with suicidal ideation