Demystifying self-harm
Format
Face to face or Virtual
Number of participants
10-25
Duration
4 hours
Course overview
This course will allow the space for participants to have open conversations about self-harm, including unpacking our own feelings and attitudes around self-harm (including thinking about ourown faith, beliefs, life experience) and acknowledge them so that we are informed of how they may present and impact the support we provide.
Format
Face to face or Virtual
Learning outcomes
The course covers the below topics:
- What is self-harm?
- Why do people engage in self-harm?
- What do people who self-harm say about self-harm?
- Barriers – Why can asking for help be difficult?
- Barriers – Why may supporting someone be difficult?
- Barriers – How can we overcome these barriers?
- Stigma and self-harm
- Myths around self-harm
- Prevalence
- Risk factors
- Harm-reduction
- Supporting people who self-harm – what’s helpful?




