Training

Training workshops and presentations offer an opportunity to learn about the often misunderstood issue of self-harm. Jill offers a safe environment to explore an issue that often triggers fear and helplessness in those faced with supporting someone who self-harms. Jill brings to the training her own personal experience of using self-harm to cope with the memories of being sexually abused as a child. Jill offers part of her "story" to help you understand the individual meaning and purpose of her own self-harm and describes the journey that led to her breaking free from the need to self-harm, describing the factors that were helpful to her in beginning to reduce and stop her need to self-harm.

'As a professional counsellor since then Jill developed Self-Injury Support in North Cumbria (SIS) into a unique independent service in North Cumbria that was valued for its expertise and person-centred ethos, until she left the charity in 2007. . Jill now offers these workshops independently and will offer professional understanding and insights from her former work with the charity (SIS) to further your knowledge around self-harm. In particular NICE guidelines, case studies and examples of care management around harm minimisation can be included'

Aims of the Courses

To develop an awareness and understanding of this often misunderstood issue.
To recognise that self-harm is usually a coping strategy which people may have developed as a way of expressing or relieving the intense and overwhelming feelings and emotions.
To help carers and professionals working in a wide range of services including health and mental health, education, youth work, drug and alcohol services, support services and counselling services, feel more confident in supporting those people who self-harm and where to get/ refer to more specialised support.

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Feedback Comments from Jill's Workshops.

"Very professional and understanding"

"Personal insights inspirational"

"All excellent and well presented"

"Gives me more structure and awareness when working with people who self-harm"