Self-Harm

This CPD approved online self-harm training course has been created to help people working with children and adults identify the warning signs of self-harm and understand what to do if self-harm is suspected. The self-harm course comes with an instant digital certificate on completion and takes 1-2 hours to complete.

This course was reviewed and updated on 16th October 2023

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Course Overview

Format

Intermediate
1-2 Study Hours
Online Study
Self-Printed Certificate

Accreditation

3 CPD Points
CPD Certified

Course description

Being able to identify and understand self-harm and its causes is crucial for anyone who works with vulnerable children young people or adults. This training will help learners to understand what to do if they suspect someone is potentially self-harming.

Being able to identify and understand self-harm and its causes is crucial for anyone who works with vulnerable children, young people or adults. This training will help learners to understand what to do if they suspect someone is potentially self-harming.

Mental health problems among children and young people seem to be on the rise, so self-harm awareness and an understanding of how to support young people who are at risk of self-harm is vital for anyone who has safeguarding responsibilities.

What's covered in this Self-Harm course?

Our online Self-Harm training course is broken down into the following sections and can be completed at your own pace.

The course includes:

Module	What it includes
Introduction	This introduction will give you the overall learning outcomes of the course such as explaining what is meant by self-harm, describing how prevalent self-harm is, identifying and explaining risk factors for self-harm and outlining why adolescents are at an increased risk.
Understanding, Identifying and Reducing the Risk of Self-Harm	This section will help to improve your understanding on how to support children and young people who could be self-harming. We define self-harm and describe its different forms, list the risk factors for self-harm, and identify those most at risk, describe the cycle of self-harm, and outline the indicators that someone might be self-harming and more. This section contains case studies, statistics and challenges to help confirm your understanding.
Responding to Self-Harm	When dealing with an individual who is self-harming, it is important to know how to support them effectively. After completing this section you will be able to describe how to support someone who is self-harming and explain how to respond to someone who has engaged in self-harm, or could be at risk of self-harming. You will also explore the idea that some of those who self-harm may experience difficulties when communicating about their condition and give you the tools to help them. This section contains downloadable resources and challenges.
Challenges	This final section will outline the two main theories of self-harm. It will also examine the therapies and medications that someone who is self-harming may engage with. After completing this section you will be able to outline the two main theories of self-harm - the Early Maladaptive Schema Theory and the Diathesis Stress Model. You'll also be able to list the medications available to someone who self-harms and describe the various forms of therapy that can support those who self-harm.

The course includes a range of scenarios to enable to learner to reflect on own practice and engage in their learning; it also includes knowledge check challenges throughout.

Who should take this Self-Harm course?

This course is suitable for teachers, teaching assistants, social workers, police, volunteers, care workers and school support staff. It is also suitable for all employees (in any work environment) who would benefit from understanding more about mental health and how to support themselves.

Accreditation

The content of this online Self-Harm training course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

Duration

This online Self-Harm training course will take approximately one to two hours to complete, depending on how quickly learners can study and absorb the material. Learners do not have to complete all the training in one session as progress is recorded throughout.

Entry requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

Assessment and Certificate

After completing all of the training material you will be able to take the online assessment which consists of 10 questions and has a pass mark of 75%. Once you have undertaken all of the activities, passed the online assessment and completed the relevant evaluation you will be able to download and print your certificate.