Responding to Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideation - 3.5 Hour Workshop

Who is the Workshop For?

Teachers, caregivers, disability workers, social workers, youth workers, case workers, support workers, professionals and practitioners who support, teach or care for children and young people.

Key Content

• A foundational overview of what is 'self-harm', 'suicidal ideation', 'suicidal planning' and 'suicidal intent'.
• An understanding of the developmental, contextual and other factors that lead to children and young people presenting with self-harm and suicidal ideation.
• An overview of 'under the surface' factors that drive self-harm and suicidal ideation.
• Best practice and intentionally delivered strategies to (1) prevent self-harm and suicidal ideation and (2) proactively respond to risk and to grow child and youth capacity for healthy coping.
• How to balance 'safety planning' and 'growth planning'.

Facilitators

The session will be delivered by two LBI Foundation presenters with significant experience in supporting children and young people presenting with self-harming and suicidal ideation.

• Dr Ivan Raymond (Clinical Psychologist)
• TBA

Delivery

The session will be delivered by Zoom, which is an online web-based platform that can be accessed by smart phone, tablet and computer. All participants who register will receive an email 24 hours before the session with the Zoom code.

Self-Care

LBI Foundation will deliver the workshop in a sensitive manner, however, there will be direct and ongoing reference to self-harm and suicidal ideation. This has the potential to bring up a range of feelings in some participants. Participants can engage with the workshop to the depth of their choosing.

Workshop Cost

• Free - Personnel associated with member agencies. Please register through Eventbrite.
• $75.00 - For non-member agency personnel.
• $45.00 - For non-member agency personnel where 4+ tickets are purchased. Please email info@lbi.org.au for this ticket option.

Additional Information

This workshop is a Specialist Application Module of the boarder IMPACT Program. Participants completing the workshop will be invited to complete an online accreditation process and have a certificate linked to their IMPACT Online Learning Record.

For additional information on the events and training conducted by LBI Foundation, click here.

This workshop can also be delivered in-house (to an agency, program site or school) by LBI Foundation.