Self Harming Behaviours Workshop

Self Harming Behaviours
Presented by Dr Sandi Plummer

Hosted by OzHelp Foundation


About the Self Harming Behaviours course


"Self Harming behaviours" is a practical two day workshop. When clients experience difficulty in dealing with painful emotions, memories, or thoughts, they sometimes engage in behaviours which might be labeled "self harming". These behaviours, including suicide attempts, cutting, and addictions, may meet immediate needs to avoid or change a currently painful situation, and may be extremely dangerous for the client's long term physical and mental health. This workshop will look at a method for helping clients to learn new skills for dealing with painful emotional situations so that they may be in a better position to decrease self harming behaviours. Learning to stay within a tolerable level of arousal, lowering high levels of arousal, self- soothing, distraction, reflecting on self-harming episodes, distress tolerance, acceptance and dealing with urges to self-harm will be a few of the skills which workers will learn and will then be in a position to help clients learn.
About the Presenter

Dr Sandi Plummer PhD, psychologist and former lecturer at the University of Canberra. Sandi was the Head of the Community Counselling Program at the University of Canberra for over 18 years and has been working in private practice for over 25 years. Sandi currently specialises in issues of Complex Trauma and works with individuals and organisations to provide services to people with complex trauma issues and self harming behaviour, particularly those meeting the diagnostic criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder. She has undertaken specialised training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies, and Body Centred Therapies. She combines an in-depth knowledge of behavioural strategies with applied consideration of somatic issues and the need for a mindful, validating and compassionate response.


Date: Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd July 2014
Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm both days
Venue: OzHelp Foundation: Unit 6, 41 - 45 Tennant Street, Fyshwick, ACT
Cost: $360 /$ 340 ^

Registration cut-off date: 16th July 2014

^ Concession (available to students, volunteers and pensioners on presentation of current relevant card or nomination from a volunteer supervisor)

If you wish to register, you can do so online by clicking on the relevant course on the Calendar and registration page under the TRAINING tab of our website at www.ozhelp.org.au<http://www.ozhelp.org.au>.