Responding to Students Who Self-Harm

About this training

This training explores the risk factors that make young people vulnerable to self-harm and gives practical strategies you can use in your setting to support a young person who is self-harming.

This 3-hour training is for pastoral and support staff who work directly with young people at risk of, or known to be, self-harming.

If you have any questions about this programme, please email school.training@annafreud.org.

Aims of this training

By the end of this training, you will be able to:

• Understand what self-harm is and is not.

• Recognise the causes, triggers, and cycles of self-harm.

• Be prepared with helpful responses to young people who self-harm.

• Know how to manage the risk of self-harm.

• Be aware of the importance of staff wellbeing when supporting others.

Who is this training for?

This training is for members of primary and secondary school teams from non-fee paying education settings such as:

• Pastoral staff/teams

• Support staff who work directly with young people at risk of, or known to be, self-harming.

If you are unsure if you are eligible to apply, please contact: school.training@annafreud.org