Self-harm & suicide intervention
Course overview:
Drawing on lived experience, feedback and evidence based guidance, develop your awareness and identify good practice in responding to individuals who self harm and individuals who have thoughts of suicide.
Gain information about self harm, background factors and functions, and consider implications for support. Recognise what is different about self harming behaviour and suicide intent, and where there is a connection related to risk.
Develop approaches to engaging with individuals who have thoughts of suicide to promote their safety, and reflect on the support needs of workers responding to people in crisis.
Aim(s):
This is a day of two parts: To develop understanding of self-harm and responses that are helpful, and to increase confidence in talking about suicide and planning for safety with individuals who have thoughts of suicide.
Objectives:
By the end of the course participants will have had opportunities to:
- Develop understanding about self-harm and reflect on the challenges for staff and volunteers when providing support
- Think about helpful responses, drawing on the views of people who use self-harm and up to date evidenced based guidance
- Recognise the difference between self-harming behaviours and suicidal thinking and also the links with potential risk for some individuals
- Increase confidence in talking about suicide with individuals
- Consider suicide risk and how to respond, drawing on evidenced based suicide first response strategies
Maximum group size: 12
In-person training - we ask you to provide a suitable venue and refreshments.
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Suzanne Pearson
Suzanne Pearson is a BABCP Accredited CBT therapist and a Registered Mental Health Nurse. She also has a PGCE in Adult Education. Suzanne has extensive and ongoing experience of supporting individuals to develop their resilience and well-being, and in supporting those recovering from mental and emotional distress.
She has worked in the NHS and voluntary sector as a therapist, mental health practitioner and service manager. Currently she provides a low cost in-person and online CBT therapy service for adults. Suzanne has been a longstanding volunteer with a peer led self-help group for people who self-harm, and she has also volunteered for a national out of hours crisis service.
She continues to be involved with various local mental health related charities as an advisor. She is an experienced independent mental health and social care trainer including being a qualified instructor for the Mental Health First Aid (Adult and Youth) and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST) courses.
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