Understanding Self Harm | Online Training
Distressing thoughts or feelings can overwhelm anyone. When this happens, it often seems difficult to know what to do or how to cope. Talking through our worries to people we trust generally helps us to manage painful emotions. Yet, this isn’t always easy or straightforward. If you struggle to communicate how you feel, self-harm can seem like it’s the only way to express things which might be too hard or challenging to speak about. But you aren’t alone in feeling this way, and there is help available to stop this self-destructive behaviour.
• Explain the types of self-harming behaviours• Identify reasons why young people might self-harm• Demonstrate coping techniques and strategies
This course explains the types of self-harming behaviours and will help you identify reasons why young people might self-harm. It’ll also show you a range of coping techniques and strategies to use to help overcome the urge to self-harm. It’s a key part of personal wellbeing training.
If you’re a young person who self-harms and is seeking help, or if you know someone who does, and you want to help, this online training course is useful. It can also provide support and advice for parents, caregivers, teachers, and anyone who works with young people. We all need mental health support sometimes, and this course can provide it.
Everyone has the right to learn and learner need can vary demanding on environment or disabilities. This course comes with transcripts so people have text options for an media, subtitles for all videos and is screen reader friendly with alternative text.We take a number of steps to ensure visuals and navigation is easy for your people. For more information on the steps we take for accessibility check out how we make our courses.
