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SUMMARY:Understanding and supporting students who self-harm
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £135\n🎧 This session is tailored for school nurses\, health centre and wellbeing staff who may encounter students presenting with self-harm and who want to enhance their skills in responding effectively\, compassionately\, and safely.\n📍 Online\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\n\n\nCourse outline \nSelf-harm is a complex and sensitive issue\, and school nurses\, health centre and wellbeing staff are often among the first professionals to recognise signs of distress or have conversations with young people who may be struggling. \nUnderstanding self-harm requires us to look beyond the behaviour itself\, recognising that it can serve different purposes for different young people\, while remaining alert to the potential risks and safeguarding responsibilities involved. \nThis interactive training session\, led by Sara Goode\, is designed specifically for health and wellbeing professionals working in school and college settings. Through discussion\, practical examples and realistic scenarios\, participants will explore how to recognise and respond to self-harm with greater understanding\, confidence and professional clarity. \nThe session will consider the influence of language\, shame and assumptions on young people’s willingness to seek support\, alongside the importance of appropriate assessment\, safeguarding procedures\, professional boundaries and timely referral. \nParticipants will develop practical approaches to supportive conversations\, recognising the limits of their role and responding in ways that prioritise both emotional safety and physical wellbeing. \nTraining topics \n\nUnderstanding self-harm behaviours: Exploring possible functions\, contributing factors\, misconceptions and the relationship between self-harm and suicide risk.\nRecognising and broaching suspected self-harm: Identifying possible indicators\, opening sensitive conversations and responding appropriately to disclosures.\nLanguage\, shame and professional responses: Understanding how assumptions\, judgement and communication can influence trust\, disclosure and help-seeking.\nSafeguarding and professional responsibilities: Recognising immediate concerns\, understanding confidentiality and information-sharing\, documenting concerns\, and following appropriate escalation and referral pathways.\nSupporting young people beyond the initial conversation: Exploring collaborative\, evidence-informed coping approaches\, appropriate safety planning and ongoing support within professional boundaries.\n\nThis two-hour interactive online session will include opportunities for discussion\, reflection and practical application. The session will not be recorded to encourage open participation and support a confidential learning environment. \n\n\nBOOK NOW \nThis event is joint with:
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/78108/
LOCATION:Zoom (online) – This seminar will NOT be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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SUMMARY:Serious pastoral incidents. A risk assessed approach
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £175\n🎧 Safeguarding leads\, pastoral leads\, senior leaders\n📍 Online\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline: \nRisk assessment is no longer limited to trips and events – settings are now expected to take a proactive\, risk-based approach in many other areas. \nThis webinar explores how to assess and respond to harmful behaviours – both at an individual and whole-setting level. Using current guidance\, including Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and Ofsted’s review of sexual abuse in schools\, we’ll examine best practices in identifying risks\, planning interventions\, and creating safer environments. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nIdentifying harmful behaviours\, including harmful sexual behaviour\nUnderstanding diversity\, vulnerability\, and disproportionality\nEffective assessment\, safety planning\, and intervention strategies\nWhole-setting risk assessments and risk mitigation.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nRecognise and respond to harmful behaviours using current evidence and guidance\nConduct proportionate risk assessments for individuals and settings\nUnderstand why some children are more vulnerable to harm or harmful behaviour\nApply practical strategies to reduce risk and strengthen safeguarding culture.\n\nBOOK NOW
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/serious-pastoral-incidents-a-risk-assessed-approach/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
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