Community of Practice Survey

Who am I?

Thanks for taking the time to look at my survey – my name is Naomi Salisbury and I have over 20 years of experience in supporting people who self-harm and developing experience-led services and information, as well as personal experience of self-harm. 

Most recently I was CEO of Self Injury Support – a national experience-led charity which supports people affected by self-harm.

Why this survey?

The reason I am running this survey is that I am interested in setting up and hosting a Community of Practice and resource hub focused on supporting people who self-harm, with the aim of creating and holding spaces where people can reflect on their experiences, learn from others, hear about innovation and good practice and feel more confident in offering compassionate, constructive support to people who self-harm.

So the purpose of this survey is to see how many people out there might be interested in this type of Community of Practice and what they think a Community of Practice around self-harm should include.

What is a Community of Practice?

In short a Community of Practice is where a group of people who have a common interest or challenge come together on an ongoing basis to share knowledge and skills, as well as work towards individual and group goals. You can read more about what a Community of Practice might look like here: https://tinyurl.com/CommPracToolkit

There are 16 questions in the survey and it should take a maximum of 10 minutes to complete and if you have any questions about the survey or want to contact me for any other reason I can be reached on na***@na************.org

Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey – I do really appreciate it.

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1. Would you be interested in being part of a Community of Practice focused on supporting people who self-harm?

• Yes
• No
• Maybe

2. Which of the following areas would you be interested in?

• Peer reflection – focused on current experiences and challenges and offering and seeking support from peers
• Innovation and good practice – hearing about and sharing different support approaches and how they have been implemented and sustained
• Broadening knowledge and skills – sessions focused on skills development or learning about a specific aspect or experience of self-harm
• Applying research and policy to practice – exploring research findings and good practice guidance and how they can be implemented in your role

3. Are there any other areas you would like a Community of Practice around supporting people who self-harm to focus on?

4. Would you prefer sessions to have a combined focus e.g. reflection, exploring research and good practice in the same session, or do you think each focus area should be explored separately?

• Combined
• Separate

6a. Which format do you think would work best for Reflection?

• Facilitated, open discussion
• Facilitated discussion on a pre-agreed topic
• Presentation from external speaker and discussion
• Presentation from group member and discussion
• Practical Exercises

6b. Which format do you think would work best for Innovation and Good Practice?

• Facilitated, open discussion
• Facilitated discussion on a pre-agreed topic
• Presentation from external speaker and discussion
• Presentation from group member and discussion
• Practical Exercises

6c. Which format do you think would work best for Knowledge and Skills?

• Facilitated, open discussion
• Facilitated discussion on a pre-agreed topic
• Presentation from external speaker and discussion
• Presentation from group member and discussion
• Practical Exercises

6d. Which format do you think would work best for Applying Research?

• Facilitated, open discussion
• Facilitated discussion on a pre-agreed topic
• Presentation from external speaker and discussion
• Presentation from group member and discussion
• Practical Exercises

7. Are there any other formats that have not been mentioned above that you think could work for a Community of Practice?

8. How often would you be interested in attending a Community of Practice session?

• Weekly
• Monthly
• Every two months
• Every three months

9. I hate asking this but as a sole trader I have to cover my costs – how much would you be willing to pay to be part of a Community of Practice?

• £5-10
• £10-20
• £20+

10. Would you prefer a 'pay per session' model or would you be interested in a membership model e.g. a discounted price for one year with up to 12 sessions included?

• Pay per session
• Membership

11. Which role/roles do you support people who self-harm in? (this doesn't have to be a 'professional' role, but this survey is open to any role/background)

12. Which country are you in? (I'm just trying to gauge the reach of the survey)

13. Would you like to be kept up to date about the development of the Community of Practice and receive an invitation to join the network?

• Yes
• No

14. Please leave contact details (email preferred) where you are happy to be contacted about the Community of Practice and related events.

15. Is there anything else you'd like to see in or say about a potential Community of Practice around supporting people who self-harm?

other to sessions

16. And finally – are there any other gaps in support, training or best practice in relation to self-harm you'd like to discuss – let me know here and we can meet and put the world to rights!

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My aim is to run this survey until mid-March and then start planning initial sessions, so if I’m not in touch for a few weeks I have not forgotten you.