Meeting this morning to discuss arrangements for a Health Day in June 2010 in West Bromwich, West Midlands

 

 

We all want to belong. If parents are not emotionally available, children will attach themselves to the next best person. If this fails, they will attach to a stranger showing signs of meeting this need.

 

 

Inverted parent-child relationship: where children are looking after parents instead of the parents caring for them

 

 

‘Children who develop a secure attachment to mother are those who, during early infancy, are held longest in a tender and loving way’ Ainsworth

 

 

Last few places left Psychology of Self Harm & Behaviour Course. Book Now http://stepup-international.eventbrite.com/  

 

 

Do you wonder why and what drives young CHILDREN to kill? More on this coming real soon!

 

 

Websites Promoting Self Harm Are Making My Job Harder!

Websites Promoting Self Harm Are Making My Job Harder!

Websites promoting self harm are making my job harder! There are young people out there who are genuinely using the internet to get help for their self harming behaviour and more than likely would not have told friends or family members about it or sought medical help because of the stigma and lack of awareness and understanding still attached to self harming. The internet is one of the few options available to them for support, though some have self harm awareness bracelets.

Sadly the websites promoting self harm are masking the seriousness behind self harming and the underlying emotional pain that people self harming endure. These websites only serve to perpetuate the myths surrounding self harm, one of which is that self harm is just attention seeking. There is more to cutting and self harm. Self harm is generally a very private act, and hence we will never know the extent of young people and adults struggling by themselves with self harming behaviour and ultimately the emotional or psychological challenges that are pushing them to resort to such measures.

My job is hard enough already to get professionals and practitioners that I work with to look beyond the myths of self harm. These websites are simply making my job even harder and I would also welcome their removal from the internet.

That said, given that the 2007 Unicef report highlighted Britain as one of the bottom five countries in Europe where children’s well-being are concerned, Britain will need to do a lot more than just remove websites from promoting self harming! Self harming is just a symptom of what people from all walks of life, and not just young people, are experiencing. The fact that there is an increase amongst young people, for me, is a reflection of the lack of importance that the UK has attached to children and young people’s health and well-being. These are the very people that Britain is depending on for its future existence!

It is no coincidence that we have also seen an increase in requests for self harm training from all sectors of the community. People self harming don’t want to be seen as a nuisance to society, so it is important that professionals working with them have self harm awareness training and understanding of what drives them to self harm. They are not just programs for troubled teens self harm.

We also know that the numbers of people attending A&E is not a true picture of the extent of people self harming in the UK.



With Inspirational Blessings
Jennifer McLeod

Creator Of Easy Tiger Parents System™
Creator of Born To Win! Programme For Young People™
Tel: +44 (0)121 551 1668
www.jennifermcleod.co.uk

Few places left on Psychology of Self Harm Training Course http://stepup-international.eventbrite.com/  

 

 

 

Changes to women’s prisons will harm children & might increase self harming amongst women prisoners http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/11502

 

 

A&E see people who self harm nearly every day http://www.lep.co.uk/news/Sad-toll-of-selfharm.6203634.jp

 

 

Britney spears denies self harming http://angryape.com/news/britney-spears-denies-self-harm-claims

 

 

 

I have got a fantastic FULL PAGE editorial in The Voice weekly newspaper regarding self harm. Well pleased with it! Check it out

 

 

Just been told that I am in The Voice newspaper this week. Haven’t seen the article yet. Let me know if you see the article and what you think

 

 

 

 

UK highlighted as one of the worst countries in EU by UNICEF for children’s well-being. I wonder if any of the political parties will address this?!

 

 

Still places left on Psychology of Self Harm course www.stepup-international.co.uk Book now to secure your place

 

 

Divorced? Daily Mail writer needs your help www.jennifermcleod.oc.uk

 

 

The Psychology of Self Harm & Behaviour Course

“I just wanted to say thank you for delivering a very interesting worthwhile course to our staff yesterday. I received some really good verbal feedback from course members and everyone stated they had enjoyed the day and learnt useful things that would help them when dealing with the young people. Thanks again for a brilliant course!”

Sue Penny, Training Manager, HMYOI Werrington

“Knowledge and practical techniques suggested have been useful. It has given me focused knowledge and understanding to my practice.”

Carolyn Tranter, Head 2 Head Counselling Service for Young People

“This Course has done a great deal for me! I enjoyed the workshop!! Great Trainer!”
Brenda McDonald, Head 2 Head Counselling Service for Young People

“The Course has helped to validate my current counselling practice.”
Valerie Bradley, Head 2 Head Counselling Service for Young People


“I found the information given very beneficial with an expansion of ways/ideas of working with people experiencing self harm. It highlighted the need for guidelines on self harm within Murray Hall.”
Leanne O’Donohue, Head 2 Head Counselling Service for Young People

“Learning the different preventions of self harm was most useful. It was a very interesting course and I learnt a lot. I’m glad I came to the Course.”
Pavandeep Basra, Head 2 Head Counselling Service for Young People



“Ideas about the motivation for people to self harm and looking deeper for reasons to self harm was most useful about the Course. It reinforced my awareness around self harm and taught me to look deeper for underlying issues that the young person might not even be aware of.”

Gerrard Tharm, HMYOI Werrington Prison Service


“The Psychology of Self Harm & Behaviour Course has given me an insight into the psychological effects of self harm as well as giving an idea of triggers to self harm. Also how to always look at the underlying issues at all times and looking beyond the behaviour together with effective strategies to work around.”
Kathryn Arrowsmith, HMYOI Werrington Prison Service


With Inspirational Blessings
Jennifer McLeod

Creator Of Easy Tiger Parents System™
Creator of Born To Win! Programme For Young People™
Tel: +44 (0)121 551 1668
www.jennifermcleod.co.uk