ARC England - Self-harm and People with Learning Disabilities Awareness - 25th January, Okehampton

ARC England self-harm and learning disability workshop

People with learning disabilities are thought to self-harm at roughly double the rate of the general population. It is being reported to ARC as a growing concern with members seeing rises in the number of people who self-harm, combined with staff lacking the confidence and skills to deal with the issue.

To support our members, and others, ARC has designed a one-day workshop on self-harm, drawing on the research project ‘Hidden Pain – Self-Harm and People with Learning Disabilities’ which was jointly conducted by Self injury Support (formerly Bristol Crisis Service for Women) and the Norah Fry Research Centre at the University of Bristol, and from interviews with people with learning disabilities who self-harm.

The workshop is aimed at all staff and managers working with people who, or may, self-harm, (much self-harm is hidden), and covers:

• What is self-harm?
• Types of self-harm/self injury
• Reasons for self-harm
• Responses to self-harm
• Communication with people who self-harm
• Identification and prevention
• Self-management
• Top tips

Some feedback from the workshop delegates:

“Excellent training, very valuable to my role”

“Course delivery was good and good balance of levels of information shared/given.”

“Best trainer I have ever seen. Never felt more involved and comfortable”

“Very effective, made understanding of a difficult subject interesting”

We are taking bookings for:

  • 25 January 2017
    The Ockment Centre,
    North Street,
    Okehampton,
    Devon
    EX20 1AR

Costs:

  • £78 ARC Members
  • £89 Non-members

Book your places:

To secure your places, please download this booking form and return it to us.

Did you know?

This workshop is available on an in-house basis? You can hire one of our trainers to come into your organisation and train up to 15 people per session. For the flat rate of £595 (ARC Members) or £625 (Non-Members) plus trainer’s expenses, you can deliver bespoke training at a time most convenient to you. To discuss this option, please contact us.

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