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Managing Youth Self-harm and Suicide 1 (PSYT90114)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
July
School of Melbourne Custom Programs
Currently enrolled students:
- General information:http://commercial.unimelb.edu.au/custom-education/courses/youthselfharmsuicide
- Email:TL-youthmentalhealth@unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
Overview
Availability | July - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject provides a foundational overview of deliberate self-harm and suicide-related behaviours in young people, and presents a range of evidence-based approaches to monitor, prevent and manage self-harm and suicide risk in the community. Course content includes:
- The epidemiology of deliberate self-harm and suicidal behaviour in young people
- Key theoretical frameworks for understanding youth self-harm and suicidal behaviour
- Key aspects of the suicidal process
- Prevention frameworks for self-harm and suicide-related behaviours
- Managing self-harm in school settings
- Suicide clusters and managing contagion
- Suicide prevention and postvention in non-clinical settings
Intended learning outcomes
By the end of this subject students should be able to:
- Describe the key risk and protective factors associated with youth self-harm and suicide
- Describe key aspects of the suicidal process
- Explain the concept of suicide clusters and methods to manage contagion
- Describe a variety of population health approaches to suicide prevention
- Describe evidence-based strategies for managing self-harm in school settings
- Describe evidence-based strategies for suicide prevention and postvention across a range of settings
- Plan an evidence-based targeted suicide prevention strategy in a specific setting
Generic skills
Participation in this subject will enhance students’:
- Capacity to translate knowledge into practice
- Critical and analytical thinking skills
- Problem solving skills
- Written communication skills
- Time management skills
- Ability to find, evaluate and use relevant information
- Capacity for logical and independent thought
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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PSYT90096 | Foundations of Youth Mental Health | February (Online) |
12.5 |
PSYT90097 | Engaging and Assessing Young People | April (Online) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Undergraduate degree in a health-related discipline.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Online quizzes on lecture content - 4 multiple choice questions per week for 5 weeks and 5 multiple choice questions in the last week = 25 questions in all - equivalent to approx. 1,250 words, (25%/1% per question)
- Graded contributions to the graded discussion board, constituting one original post per week and at least two reply posts to another student over the course of the subject, totaling a minimum of 8 posts in all (1,250-1,500 words). All 8 posts receive an overall grade according to marking criteria, (25%)
- 2,500 written assignment, due week 6, (50%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- July - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Approximately 30 hours of online lectures, presentations and discussion Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 1 September 2017 Last self-enrol date 1 August 2017 Census date 4 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 18 August 2017 Assessment period ends 1 September 2017 July contact information
School of Melbourne Custom Programs
Currently enrolled students:
- General information:http://commercial.unimelb.edu.au/custom-education/courses/youthselfharmsuicide
- Email:TL-youthmentalhealth@unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Managing Youth Self-Harm and Suicide - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022