Understanding & Managing Self Harm Behaviours

“Self-harm is a way of expressing very deep distress. Often people don’t know why they self-harm.” (Mind)

People who self-harm may injure themselves in a variety of ways.

This course will help you to understand why people self-harm and what support is available. It also aims to dispel the most common myths surrounding self-harm and addresses the feelings of fear, guilt and shame that self-harm can bring due to the stigma around it.

The course includes tips for helping yourself and provides non-judgemental, compassionate advice for friends, family members and professionals when encountering self-harming behaviour.

By the end of the course, you will:

Have a greater understanding of self-harm and what can trigger it
Understand why people harm themselves and the purpose it serves
Understand how self-harming behaviour interacts with other mental health conditions
Understand the stigma, shame and taboo of self-harm
Be aware of treatment, interventions, recovery and support
Understand how to support someone that engages in self-harm.

Date: 22 August 2023

Times: 10am to 4pm

Venue: Conference Room 6, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL