Welcome to our on-demand training.
Does your school, care organisation or mental health unit support individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism who sometimes hurt themselves?
Self-injury affects one in five individuals with learning disabilities and autism, and is a much-neglected and misunderstood concern.
Dr Beverley Samways and Jen Cavendish bring a collective 30 years of experience to this unique and insightful training.
Content warning: this video discusses self-injury, including case study examples of individuals who have hurt themselves.
Note: if you are interested in accessing our courses as an individual, or you are from an organisation in the global south, please contact us for a discount code: beverley@uniqueconnections.org.uk
‘Watching this video is an hour well spent for anyone who works with children and young people with learning disabilities who self-injure. Unique Connections have created an informative, thoughtful and compassionate resource to help staff explore the meaning of self-injury and their responses to it. An excellent tool for reflective practice in settings working with children who self-injure.’
Claire Dorer, CEO of NASS and published author on child and adolescent self-harm
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Equipping specialist organisations with evidence-based expertise
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Content covers:
What is self-injury and how common is it?
How diagnosis affects self-injury.
Behavioural approaches, including considering pain & sensory integration.
The reasons people with learning disabilities give for self-injury
The role of emotion, experience and emotional expression
Where to go for further support
All the content is illustrated with relevant case studies and experience from practice, to encourage practical application.
A one-off purchase of £475 will give you full access to this resource for the coming academic year 2024-25.
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Section one: biological and behavioural factors that influence self-injury.
Covering:
What is self-injury and how common is it?
How diagnosis affects self-injury.
Behavioural approaches, including considering pain & sensory integration.
Covering:
What is self-injury and how common is it?
How diagnosis affects self-injury.
Behavioural approaches, including considering pain & sensory integration.
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Section two: self-reported reasons for self-injury, including distress, trauma and alexithymia.
Covering:
The reasons people with learning disabilities give for self-injury
The role of emotion, experience and emotional expression
Further support for individuals with chronic self-injury
Covering:
The reasons people with learning disabilities give for self-injury
The role of emotion, experience and emotional expression
Further support for individuals with chronic self-injury
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