Self-Harm Awareness - Children's Care - Foundation Level

Description

Course Overview

This course raises awareness about self-harm in children’s care sector; why young people self-harm, the different types of self-harm, who is vulnerable to it and how to help young people recover. The programme benefits from an animated scenes and activities with ongoing assessment making it engaging and interactive.

This course is accredited by CPD.

Aims & Objectives

Explain what self-harm is

Why children might resort to self harming and the problems associated with it

Identify some of the signs that could indicate a child is self-harming

Identify different forms of self-harm

Identify groups that are vulnerable to self-harm

Describe/demonstrate how to talk to a child who is self-harming using a sensitive and understanding approach

Identify appropriate support to a child who is self-harming

List possible substitutions and recovery strategies that child can try

Advise how you can raise the issue with a child you suspect is self-harming

Emphasise the need to follow the children’s home Self-harm Policy regarding reporting and recording

Course Audience

This course is aimed at residential care staff, specialist health and education staff working with children, youth leaders and practitioners.