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CPD module: Recognising and managing self-harm in teenage children

CPD module: Recognising and managing self-harm in teenage children

CPD Module Summary: Recognising and managing self-harm in teenage children

Mental health nurse Simone Garland will guide you through the latest understanding of self-harm in teenagers and best practice for nurses in assessing and managing this vulnerable group.

Learning Objectives

This CPD module will help you to recognise and manage self-harm in teenage children, including:

  • Understanding more about self-harm in adolescents
  • Improving evidence-based knowledge on the management of self-harm in this age group, in line with guidance
  • Gaining confidence in advising and supporting patients at risk or with a history of self-harm, and their parents/guardians
Complete the CPD module here to gain your certificate and log 1 CPD hour towards revalidation

Author

Simone Garland is a mental health nurse working in the health and social care sector, and wellbeing coach at The Wandering Mind

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Gain confidence in advising and supporting patients at risk or with a history of self-harm