Description
ACE, Drugs, Alcohol & Self-Harm
This course is specifically designed for individuals who work with young people. Through a comprehensive approach, it addresses the stereotypes, myths, and realities of self-harm based on the experiences of young people. Working with children and young people who display self-harming behaviour can be challenging. The primary objective of this course is to help learners understand the underlying causes of maladaptive behaviours such as eating disorders, substance misuse, and self-harm in young people.
Research studies have shown that our childhood experiences can significantly impact our lives. For example, a study conducted in California in the mid-90s found that individuals who had a stressful and unhappy childhood were more likely to develop self-destructive behaviours in the future. Furthermore, a follow-up study revealed that Adverse Childhood Experiences pose health risks and can lead to poor academic performance, anti-social behaviour, and substance abuse in children currently experiencing ACE.
In addition, this course provides comprehensive strategies for assessing and managing the risks of self-harm, as well as practical techniques for building Resilience. With this course, you will gain the confidence and knowledge to address and manage self-harm behaviours in young people effectively.
Learning Aims:
- To identify the proportion of people in the United Kingdom who are affected by ACE
- To determine what ACE is and how they are formed
- Identify types of child maltreatment and adversity and the link to health in adulthood.
- Understand what self-harm is
- What might cause a LAC to self-harm?
- Explore ways foster carers can help LAC to control self-harming behaviour.
- Identify other available, valuable and helpful resources.
- To know the range of drugs and substances that can be misused.
- To know the different effects of drugs.
- Develop an understanding of the reasons why people use substances.
- To understand drug use trends
- Understand the current key profile of drug use.
- Recognise how the stress response system activates the fight, flight or freeze and becomes conditioned over time, especially in high-stress situations.
- Learn ways to build resilience in your young people.
- To discover how we can facilitate the right therapeutic relationship
- Gain support strategies to help support children and young people with ACE challenges
Format: This is a live training session through the platform "Zoom". It includes taught sections, small group work, work in pairs, and whole group discussions.
Hand-outs & Certificates: Downloadable course notes and certificates of attendance are provided.