Price: £ 450 . 20% discount given to all Essex based professionals. Out of Essex: 10% discount given to charities/CIC and/or if 3 or more professionals from the same service book onto this training
Duration: 3 days
Dates: Essex - 28th 29th & 30th September 2026
Teen FLASH stands for ‘Teen’s and Families Learning about Self-harm’. Teen FLASH was inspired by the successful FLASH parenting group programme. Teen FLASH is a group programme for young people aged 11-16 years old who are exhibiting self-harming behaviour.
The Teen FLASH programme is a ‘stand alone’ training for group leaders which will equip them to deliver the values and key principles of the Teen FLASH group programme, in addition to the delivery content of the actual programme. This course will allow participants to:
The group programme is delivered by 2 trained group leaders, over 5 separate workshops normally on Saturdays on alternating weekends. The group programme covers exploring with the young people, what self-harm is and what the risks are, listening and self-esteem enabling skills, managing self-harm within the family environment and coping strategies.
Our hope would be for parents/carers to attend a FLASH (families learning about self-harm) group programme and for the young person to attend TEEN FLASH, but if this isn’t possible one may attend ‘their’ appropriate group without the other person attending or Teen FLASH is delivered as a independent group.
You do not have be FLASH trained to attend this training.
The new TEEN FLASH group leaders manual is provided as part of the training
To use this programme, it is expected that the group leaders have knowledge of self-harm, have completed a comprehensive group skills training, and have experience working with young people who self-harm.
Training Dates: 28th 29th & 30th September 2026
Venue: Venue: The Oaktree Community Hall, Colchester, CO4 3DH, Essex
Time: 9.00 coffee, 09.15 start – 16:30 finish
Cost: £ 450
To apply to go on the teen FLASH training waiting list, please complete our training application form https://theministryofparenting.com/resource-form/training-application-form/
