Sessions

Supporting self-harm and suicidal ideation

Supporting self-harm and suicidal ideation

Session Type

Online


Date and Time

4th May 2026

03:30 PM - 04:30 PM


Other Dates Available


Number of Places Available

49


Location

Online

Session Description

About the Event

Kalmer Counselling know that school staff seeing and knowing children are using self-harm as a coping strategy of feeling like they no longer want to live can be very worrying. We can feel out of our depth and not equipped enough to support the children we work with. This training will help to support you, build your confidence and educate you in the best approaches to use when working with children and young people who are struggling.

Attendees

This training is suitable for:

  • Designated safeguarding leads
  • Teachers, pastoral staff 
  • Support staff, teaching assistants 
  • School outreach workers

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

  • Understand more about self-harm and suicide 
  • Be aware of the hard-hitting statistics and explore the general risk factors 
  • Exploring different interventions and strategies to support these children 
  • Discuss ways in which we can talk about self-harm and suicidal ideation 

Costs

Education SLAs

Enhanced......... £25pp

Core.................. £50pp

Non-SLA......... £75


Corporate and community

Membership......... n/a

Non-membership.................. £75


Our Terms

Please note that you will be charged for any none attendance on the day unless the space is cancelled 48 hours previous.



What our clients say

Been having first aid training for 13 years. This was the best one I've attended. Far more informative and covered more likely scenarios that would happen in the school setting

Secondary School

Chris

Teacher

Fantastic safeguarding training session today to stay abreast of new guidance to keep our children safe in the North East. Highly valuable and recommended!

Primary School

Naomi

Head of Year

This evening's safeguarding refresher training was fantastic. Engaging and relevant. The delivery was superb and made a huge difference

Primary School

Jamie

Acting Assistant Head

Just want to say a massive thank you for the training delivered last night! The trainer was amazing, very clear, professional and excellent pace! We loved how the presentation was on what is happening in the world today with social media too!

Secondary School

Barbara

Headteacher

I feel this course has been better than previous first aid courses I've completed. More focus on the types of injuries that we would likely treat in our role

Primary School

Angela

Teacher

Great session! It was really useful to be reminded of procedures and being brought up to date with the latest safeguarding advice

Primary School

Ben

DSL

Been having first aid training for 13 years. This was the best one I've attended. Far more informative and covered more likely scenarios that would happen in the school setting

Secondary School

Chris

Teacher

Fantastic safeguarding training session today to stay abreast of new guidance to keep our children safe in the North East. Highly valuable and recommended!

Primary School

Naomi

Head of Year

This evening's safeguarding refresher training was fantastic. Engaging and relevant. The delivery was superb and made a huge difference

Primary School

Jamie

Acting Assistant Head

Just want to say a massive thank you for the training delivered last night! The trainer was amazing, very clear, professional and excellent pace! We loved how the presentation was on what is happening in the world today with social media too!

Secondary School

Barbara

Headteacher

I feel this course has been better than previous first aid courses I've completed. More focus on the types of injuries that we would likely treat in our role

Primary School

Angela

Teacher

Great session! It was really useful to be reminded of procedures and being brought up to date with the latest safeguarding advice

Primary School

Ben

DSL