Conferences/Workshops
Self Harm Symposium
Friday 27 February 2015
Venue: QUB, Riddell Hall, Stranmillis, Belfast
Time 9:30- 4:00
The Aim of this event is:
To facilitate a learning event for professionals from the statutory and community & voluntary sector working in the field of self-harm to examine best practice locally, nationally and internationally and debate the challenges in the context of future commissioning and service redesign.
Objectives:
- To outline how self-harm is to be addressed in the context of the new Suicide Prevention Strategy in Northern Ireland
- To hear the service user experience and how it can impact on service re-design
- To launch the second annual report of self-presentations in Northern Ireland
- To present evidence on the rates of repetition of self-harm, the associated factors and care pathways
- To highlight models of intervention at community level and the role of families and carers
- To examine models of training of staff on self-harm awareness and how to develop empathy
- To examine the challenge of addressing self-harm in a primary care setting and the link to wider commissioning of services
- To outline existing and emerging opportunities for research in self-harm and developing collaborations
- To examine the impact of self-harm on acute services and understanding the patient pathway
- To assess how Northern Ireland is addressing the challenge of self-harm in a national and international context
- To actively promote discussion amongst key professionals in a multi-disciplinary setting in terms of developing better care pathways for service users
How to book:
To register your interest in attending please email:
hilary.coleman@leadership.hscni.net