Self-harming behaviours - self-injuring and self-sabotaging behaviours
| Audience | School staff, Foster carers, Social workers |
|---|---|
| Course Level | 3 |
| Hours | 10 |
Learning criteria
- Explain how secure attachment relationships contribute to developing adaptive behaviours
- a positive sense of self and appropriate self-care
- Identify factors which contribute to developing maladaptive behaviours involving self-injury or self-sabotage
- Outline the benefits which children and young people believe they may derive from self-injuring and self-sabotaging behaviours
- Describe ways of working effectively with children and young people who are self-injuring or self-sabotaging
Learning outcomes
- Understand how unmet attachment needs and childhood trauma can lead to self-injuring and self-sabotaging behaviours
- Understand ways of working effectively with children and young people with self-injuring and self-sabotaging behaviours