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

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