A Harm Reduction Approach to Self-Injury (Tues/Thurs)

An online 8-hour workshop applying the philosophy of harm reduction to the topic of self-injury. This workshop will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, June 24th and Thursday, June 26th, from 12-4pm Eastern Time (11am-3pm Central / 10am-2pm Mountain / 9am-1pm Pacific).

Many trainings on self-injury are ineffective because they focus on pathologizing the experience and trying to force people to stop. In this workshop, we will embrace harm reduction philosophy to go deeper into the context of self-injury on both an individual and social level. We will also explore how letting go of force and coercion can open new avenues of support. This includes managing our own fears so they don’t get in the way or drive us to do something that is more harm than help! 

This workshop is open to anyone including clinicians, peer supporters, family members, first responders and others interested in learning how to better support a person who is self-injuring. 

This workshop will cover: 

• Reasons why people self-injure
• Different types of self-injury
• How to effectively support people who are self-injuring

A note about cost: Tickets are available on a sliding scale. However, if the current prices are not accessible for you or if you are a Wildflower employee who should be registering for free, please e-mail us at info@wildfloweralliance.org so we can work with you to get registered.