Course Title: Self-Harm

Category: Mental Health

Price: Pricing From 47p per user

Duration: 1-2 hours

Format: E-Learning

Level: Awareness

Certificate: Certificate of Achievement (Assessed by Provider)

Provider: Careskills Academy

Course Description

Course Aims
The aim of this course is to develop your knowledge and understanding of self-harming behaviours.
This course begins by explaining what self-harm is (and isn’t) and explains the prevalence of self-harm amongst different groups of people. The course also explains the risk factors and warning signs of self-harming behaviours.
In stage two you will learn about the reasons that individuals self-harm and what factors make an individual more vulnerable to the behaviour. The final stage gives information about the best ways to respond to an individual, and the different types of self help and support strategies an individual can implement to minimise the risks to their self-harm. You will also learn what support and services are available for an individual who self-harms. The course also outlines the importance of protecting yourself as a care or support worker when supporting an individual who self-harms.
Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes for this course are to:
• Know what self-harm is
• Know the risk factors for self-harming behaviours
• Know more about prevalence and statistics related to self-harming behavior
• Understand the link between self-harm and suicide
• Understand the reasons an individual may self-harm
• Know how to respond to an individual who self-harms
• Know self help and support strategies
• Know the importance of protecting yourself

Course Syllabus Includes:
Definition of self-harm
Risk Factors
Prevalence and statistics
Link between self-harm and suicide
Reasons for self-harm
Responding to self-harm
Self help and support strategies
Protecting yourself