Self-harm: Parent and carer session

You can access a FREE recording of the Self-harm: Parent and carer session from the 11th of May with the Charlie Waller Trust here https://vimeo.com/555673554 (Access password: WestSussexCC1105!).

Dear Parents/Carers

FREE online self-harm session for parents and carers of a young person engaged in or at risk of engaging in self-harm behavior run by the Charlie Waller trust. Commissioned jointly by partners across the whole of Sussex and available to parents and carers across East Sussex, West Sussex, and Brighton & Hove .

The session will cover:

• Introduction to the new self-harm learning network – Find out about a new programme of support for parents/carers of children who self-harm

• What is self-harm and why do young people adopt this as a coping strategy

• How to approach your child if you think they are self-harming

• How to respond if your child tells you they are self-harming

• Understanding the cycle of change and responding accordingly

• Resisting the fix it urge – why just telling them to stop is unlikely to be effective

• Seeking help for your child and your family

• Awareness of medical risk and emergency first aid

• Harm minimisation techniques

• Tolerating the distress of setbacks

The session will be available via ZOOM and places are limited to 100 for each local authority. This booking is for parents and cares living within West Sussex. Please refer to the flyer for spaces in East Sussex and Brighton and Hove.

Please note that the session will be recorded for future learning and resource. Your faces will not be shown, only the trainer.