A couple of years ago Wedge and I travelled to Wells in Somerset as Wedge had been invited to speak at a conference. The feedback...
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Self-help self-injury groups
People often want to set-up real-life 'support groups', but are frequently disappointed by attendance and attitudes. Here are some considerations to help you plan a support group to help you.
The difference between a website and an organisation
Wedge pops in to ask how you feel about websites that claim to be 'official' but are really just hobby websites that soon get abandoned and neglected. Don't you want to be able to trust the organisations on the web?
My first training session (Jules)
I had planned today on blogging about what it’s like to attend a FirstSigns meet-up, but that will have to wait until tomorrow now as...
Self-harm Conference
Jules and I went on our travels on Sunday, down to Wells, near Glastonbury. Come Monday morning, we were in the thick of the day’s...
Self-harm Conference
Jules and I are off on our travels (as usual!) to attend and speak at a conference on self-harm this coming Monday. Alison (from Living...
Wedge speaks at a school in Exeter
On Monday, Wedge and I attended a school in Exeter after being invited to speak on the subject of self-injury. The school in question had...
Mindful Training
On Wednesday I travelled to the Peterborough area to meet with people at Mind who run a drop-in and support centre. It was great to...
Medical Students Training
Jules and I were in the Midlands today, as I was invited yet again to return to a teaching hospital and talk to medical students...
Training in Liverpool
I’m supposed to be blogging to tell you that I’ve just been to Liverpool to train some counsellors and nurses, but having seen a little...
Training Trainee Psychiatrists
It’s always a pleasure to see Dr. Neil and help out in his classes at the (not so) nearby teaching hospital. Last month I spoke...
East London Self-harm Group
(founded by NAWP (Newham Asian Women’s Project) Having worked with NAWP previously, we we’re pleased to be invited to speak to their Self-harm Group, an...
Urbis, Manchester
On Friday 24th, I delivered self-injury awareness training to our friends, the Depaul Trust. It was a unique training opportunity for LifeSIGNS, as we normally...
Urbis, Manchester
On Friday 24th, I delivered self-injury awareness training to our friends, the Depaul Trust. It was a unique training opportunity for LifeSIGNS, as we normally...
London Nightline’s 35 Birthday Dinner
Nightline is an important student-lead listening service that many Universities run, and LifeSIGNS has always been pleased to provide self-injury training to Nightlines across the...
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