Conversations About Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
Build your knowledge, sensitivity, and confidence to understand and approach addressing the topics of non-suicidal self-injury.
Understand and approach addressing the topics of non-suicidal self-injury.
Available for:
Education
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Business
Welcome to the Conversations About Non-Suicidal Self-Injury course, a pivotal part of the Mental Health First Aid series.
This course is meticulously crafted to guide you through understanding and addressing non-suicidal self-injury. It is designed to build your knowledge, sensitivity, and confidence
in approaching conversations around self-injury, a complex and often misunderstood issue.
Through this training, you’ll learn effective strategies for offering support, understanding the underlying issues, and guiding individuals towards appropriate care and coping mechanisms.
Equip yourself to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those experiencing challenges with non-suicidal self-injury.
Course Options
| Hours | Mode |
|---|---|
| 4 | in-person |
Requirements
Participants must be over 18 years of age.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Recognise the signs that indicate someone may be engaging in non-suicidal self-injury.
- Know how to have a supportive conversation with someone who is engaging in non-suicidal self-injury.
- Use an evidence-based action plan to initiate a mental health first aid conversation.
- Understand the professional resources and supports available for people engaging in non-suicidal self-injury.
- Know the barriers to help-seeking and how to overcome these.
- Know how to recognise signs of and provide initial support to someone who may be at risk of suicide.
- Apply self-care practices as a Mental Health First Aider.