This workshop will provide strategies that therapists can use with adults and young people to manage risk safely and effectively, through presentation and individual exercises.听听

This event is for therapists鈥痺ho are working with clients who may present with suicidal ideation or self-harm. This course is about practical ways of working with this client group and looking after both the client and therapist.听听

Event aims听

The main aims of this PDD are to:听

  • understand our own experience and beliefs around suicide and self-harm and raise awareness of the law, and the听facts and figures听around suicide听听
  • understand risk assessment strategies 鈥� the importance of asking the right questions in the right way听听
  • breaking confidentiality 鈥� be more confident in when and how听听
  • safety plans: look at the benefits and potential pitfalls of safety planning听听
  • self-care of the therapist when working with risk听

By the end of the PDD,听you鈥檒l:听听

  • work more confidently with different forms of risk听听
  • be more confident in assessing risk听听
  • know how and when to break confidentiality when a client is at risk听听
  • understand how and when to create a safety plan with a client听听
  • recognise the need for self-care of the therapist听

Testimonials听

'Excellent content delivered at a good pace. It was a deep PDD so it was good to have pauses to reflect. The trainer was very skilled and shared personal experiences that brought the training alive. Very useful and essential training.'

'An insightful, helpful and informative training which was bought to life with role play between a counsellor and client, together with the trainers own personal experiences too.'

Programme听

The PDD will begin at 9.30am and finish at around 1.20pm.听

It鈥檒l听be split into three presentations, each followed by a live Q&A session with听Kath.听听

View the full programme.

About the presenter听

Katherine Caffrey听is an experienced counsellor and clinical supervisor with special interests in children and young people, neurodivergence and working with risk. She has worked in a range of settings and now has a busy private practice where she supervises therapists and supports clients with a range of presentations often including suicidal ideation and self-harm. She provides training for well-being, working with suicide and risk, and specialised training for counsellors who want to work with children.鈥疭he has worked with the 麻豆原创 on this PDD for several years and has also worked to update some of the Good Practice in Action resources. Currently she is also working with the Open University to provide a module on working with risk in therapy.听

Key information听

This event will take place online on Wednesday 23 September 2026.听After booking听you鈥�ll听receive a confirmation email. Full joining instructions will be sent out nearer the event date.听

Your booking includes:听

  • three hours of CPD presentations听
  • Q&A session with Kath after each presentation听
  • CPD certificate to download听
  • selected presentation slides听
  • opportunities to network with other attendees through the chatroom听
  • access to the on-demand service which will be available from Wednesday 23 September 2026 to Wednesday 21 September 2026 to view any recorded presentations and access any available handouts听

Accessibility听

The event livestream service is available with AI subtitles.听听听

The on-demand service will be subtitled and/or transcribed through a reviewed process to ensure accuracy.听

For a full list of our event accessibility commitments please听visit our website >听听听听

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