Young People in Focus

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Young People and Self Harm

A one-day training course

There is a growing concern about the number of young who present self-harming behaviour, not only in mental health settings, but also in everyday contexts like schools. This one-day course will consider key issues in relation to self-harm and young people and will give an overview of current research and approaches to the subject of self-harm.

It will cover:

• definitions
• theories of self-harm, including young people's accounts
• the relationship between self-harm and suicide
• gender issues
• recognising risk
• the cycle of self-harm
• cutting and other behaviours
• strategies for working with young people
• staff support issues and agency policies and procedures
• counselling and therapeutic techniques for working with self-harming clients

For further information Please contact Jayne Hellett at Young People in Focus on tel: 01273 693 311 or e-mail jhellett@youngpeopleinfocus.org.uk