Jill Eastham Consultancy and Self Harm Training

9.15 Registration and refreshments

9.45 Welcome and Introduction to the day

Jill Eastham, Trainer and Consultant in Self-Harm and Related Issues

10.00 Emotional Development of Young People

Current Interventions we may use with individuals who significantly self-harm

Dr Jonathan L.Middleton, Chartered Educational Psychologist and Child Psychologist

To view a Powerpoint Presentation of Dr Jonathan Middletons keynote speech
"The Psychology of Self Harming"

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I will look at the emotional development of young people, the importance of a nurturing, authentic and warm environment, as well as current interventions we may use with individuals who significantly self harm.

11.00 Refreshments

11.30 Parallel Workshop Sessions– all, apart from workshop D to be repeated in the afternoon:

There may be a different workshop D in the afternoon session – see the afternoon programme

A.: The Person or the Injury

Ellen Carr, Counsellor

How do you initially react when you see or hear of someone who self harms/injures?

Do you feel scared, Vulnerable? Frustrated /Angry? or do you feel inadequate – don’t know how to react?

These are all common, normal reactions. In this workshop, Ellen Carr will discuss the possible reasons behind your reactions and will look at reasons for adopting alternative ones.

B: Using Art and Imagery with clients who have eating distress

AnneMarie Norman and Maureen McGrath, NIWE

The workshop will explore ways of using elements of art work as a tool with clients.

C: Personal Insight from an ex-cutter

Sarah Holmes,

By sharing my experiences I am hoping to help professionals have a better insight of the difficulties faced by the service user when trying to overcome such behaviours, especially switching one negative behaviour for another, and also to share what helped me during this difficult period in my life.”

D: De-stigmatising self harming behaviour

Liz Inch, Person Centred Counsellor & Supervisor

Seeing the client as a complete person and respecting personal choices /behaviour.

Blocks to empathic understanding

Looking at self-care inside harming behaviour.

E: DVD – Mediabox films—raising awareness and understanding of Self-Harm – a dvd devised and developed by young people

Rachel Welch, Project Director of selfharm.co.uk

Rachel will also give information about the charity www.selfharm.co.uk – which is a new national resource for young harmers & their families & provides training & support to schools & health services.

12.30 Lunch

13.30 Eating Distress as a Form of Self Harm

AnneMarie Norman and Maureen McGrath, NIWE

The needs of the people who use the service, NIWE, and how NIWE works with them

14.30 Refreshments

15.00 Parallel Workshop Sessions– A, B. C & E repeated from the morning plus:

D: Harm Minimisation

Anne Mills, Project Manager, SAFA (Self Harm Awareness in the Furness Area)

16.00 Closing Session

16.30 Close

CONFERENCE 2010