Take our free open access e-learning module on internet safety, suicide and self-harm, developed in partnership with Health Education England elearning for healthcare.
We’ve developed an e-learning module to provide practitioners with an engaging and interactive way to learn about internet safety, suicide and self-harm.
The module is free and accessible to everyone in any sector. It takes approximately 30 minutes and provides a certificate of completion.
By the end users will know:
- Why it’s important to ask people about their internet use around suicide and self-harm.
- What people do online and the potential risks and benefits of exploring suicide and self-harm online.
- How to ask the people you support about their internet use.
- What advice you can give to help people stay safe and have positive experiences online.
To access the course go to the NHS Learning Hub and create a new general account – there is no need to have access to Open Athens or an NHS email. The module is best viewed on a desktop or laptop computer.
The course is relevant to anyone who provides support around suicide and self-harm, including:
- Mental health practitioners, such as psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, therapists, counsellors, Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs)
- Education based practitioners, such as school nurses, educational psychologists, behaviour support teams
- Learning disability and autism specific practitioners
- Emergency care practitioners
- Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) practitioners
- Social Workers
- And more
For NHS trusts:
If you’d like to embed this course in your own Learning Management System, you can find instructions on how to do this here: https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/home/aiccreport
For more information or help with doing this please get in touch: [email protected]
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