Course Description

Tutor Emily Gajewski

Emily has worked for over 21 years as a therapist in the NHS (and privately), helping people move on from even the most severe and enduring emotional difficulties in a wide range of settings, ranging from psychiatric Intensive Care Units to supporting people in their own homes. For many years she was employed as a Lead Occupational Therapist in Sussex where she developed a number of mental health services, working with a wide range of emotional difficulties (including self-harm and psychosis) and also leading on staff development and training. She now works freelance as a therapist, trainer and coach.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome

    2. Course Notes - download here

    1. 1. The self-harm continuum

    2. 2. Defining self-harm

    3. 3. How common is self-harm?

    4. 4. Who is most at risk?

    5. 5. Why do people self-harm?

    6. 6. Multiple Choice Questions

    7. 7. Self-harm and suicide

    8. 8. Multiple Choice Questions

    9. 9. Our emotional needs

    10. 10. Multiple Choice Questions

    11. 11. Our innate resources

    12. 12. Exercise

    13. – DOWNLOAD: Emotional Needs Sheet

    14. 13. Multiple Choice Questions

    1. 1. Guidance on working with self-harm

    2. – Useful resources

    3. 2. Harm Minimisation

    4. – Useful resources

    5. 3. Multiple Choice Questions

    6. 4. The addictive element

    7. – Helpful training on addiction

    8. 5. Multiple Choice Questions

    9. 6. Sonia and Chloe’s experiences

    10. 7. Developing a self-management plan

    11. 8. Multiple Choice Questions

    12. 9. The RIGAAR Model

    13. – Related additional training

    14. 10. Multiple Choice Questions

    1. 1. Attachment Theory

    2. 2. Multiple Choice Questions

    3. 3. The Personality Adaptations Tool

    4. 4. Exercise: Finding a way in

    5. – DOWNLOAD: The Personality Adaptations Tick List

    6. 5. The Cycle of Change

    7. 6. Multiple Choice Questions

    8. 7. The Value of a Role

    9. 8. Overcoming Obstacles to Change

    10. 9. Summary

    11. Thank You

About this course

  • £159.00
  • 41 lessons
  • 3 hours of video content