Resources
Related Learning
This educational resource is one of three such resources and you can access the other two via the following links:
Online Resources
| Title/link | Description |
|---|---|
| Effective communication skills in nursing practice | This CPD article highlights the importance of effective communication skills for nurses. |
| MindEd website | MindEd is a free educational resource on children and young people's mental health for all adults. |
| Principles of Nursing Practice (Principle E - Communication Process) | This principle focuses on communication, handling feedback, record keeping, reporting and monitoring. |
Glossary
CYP - Children and Young People.
CAMHS - 'Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services'. An NHS service that offer assessment and treatment when children and young people have emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties.
Self-harm - Self-harm has been defined by NICE as 'self-poisoning or self-injury, irrespective of the apparent purpose of the act'.
Self-injury - This occurs when somebody injures their own body.
Self-poisoning - This occurs when someone takes more than the recommended dosage of a medicine, takes a large amount of illegal drugs or swallows poisonous substances or objects.
NSSI - An acronym sometimes used in medical notes meaning 'Non-suicidal self-injury'.
Books
Baker, C. (Ed.). (2013). Our Encounters with Self-Harm. Chicago. DescriptonThis book contains stories of direct experience of self-harm. This will be of great benefit to those interested to those studying and practising in the field of mental health. |
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McDougall, T., Armstrong, M., & Trainor, G. (2010). Helping children and young people who self-harm: An introduction to self-harming and suicidal behaviours for health professionals. Routledge. DescriptonThis book provides clear, evidence-based practical guidance for health professionals and other members of the children's workforce who manage self-harm cases. |
Credits
Content Authors: Asam Latif, Joseph Manning, Tim Carter, Janine Smith, Rebecca Green and Laura Holliday
Project Mentor: Heather Wharrad
Project Developers: Aaron Fecowycz, James Henderson, Lydia Jones and Michael Taylor
We gratefully acknowledge support from members of Nottingham Youth Theatre: Bronwen Pole, Theo Swan and Alistair Conquer
The project was funded by the Burdett Trust and a special thank you goes to the Burdett Trust and Nottingham Childrens Hospital
