Self-injury Support Package

Unique Connections was founded to work with individuals who have chronic self-injury.

First and foremost, we exist to improve the lives of those who self-injure.

This is our specialism, and we absolutely love working with organisations to find new ways forward.

Self-injury occurs in around 1 in 5 people with learning disabilities and autism; it can be extremely distressing for both the individual and those supporting them.

By the time an organisation reaches out to us for help with someone who is self-injuring, they have usually worked extremely hard and exhausted the resources of their behaviour package and staff expertise.

Whatever the background of the individual you have in mind, it is likely that they have been self-injuring for some considerable time. It has taken time for them to reach this point, and it will take some time for things to turn around. Therefore, the help we offer is through a process. We want to be confident that the young person is making progress over time, so we prefer to journey with you for a few months, rather than coming in once or twice and then disappearing.

Details: Self-injury support package

  1. Thirty minute free consultation

  2. Rapid analysis of presenting concerns, through assessment tools, observation and consultation.

  3. Development of a unique package of support, which is likely to include:

    • Training for your wider team in self-injury and associated concerns.

    • Bespoke workshop with the team supporting the individual.

    • Online reflective practice with the support team for 3-6 months.

    • Regular check ins with senior management team to review progress.

    Research indicates that training alone can not provide the team with the means of offering effective support. We strongly recommend that organisations adopt the whole package.

    (Full details will be agreed with the organisation)

    Our goal is to stay on the journey until meaningful change occurs

Testimonials

  • "Through the initial inspirational training, workshops, reflective online sessions and meeting notes, staff have gained more knowledge, understanding and confidence with working with, and supporting [the student]".

    Assistant Head

    About: Self-injury support package

  • "You provide an excellent forum for staff to open up about their own fears and concerns, providing an insight into [the student's] need to discharge his fear - which is so helpful to us all, and guiding them through ways of supporting themselves as well as [the student].' Your reflections and unpicking of how [the student] might be feeling and suggestions for opening up conversations with him by trusted staff has been a real game changer".

    Assistant Head

    (from Reflective Practice with a team supporting a student with chronic and persistent self-injury.)

  • "We are grateful that you are on this journey with us and would definitely recommend you to other practitioners."

    School feedback from Self-injury Support Package

  • "The training has been extremely useful so far. The whole school training was particularly interesting and the strategies for reflective conversation have been successful. Regular meetings with Unique Connections are helpful and allow for continuous reflection and support to move forward."

    Used with permission from a mid-point evaluation form of the self-injury support package.

Introduction to our self-injury support package

Watch our four minute video explaining how the self-injury package works.

Our Self-injury support on-demand training resource compliments this package. You can find out more and purchase it here.

 Learning disability is not an emotional disability.