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Managing Youth Self-harm and Suicide 1 (PSYT90114)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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- Overview
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- Assessment
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Contact information
July
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Future Students: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/master-of-youth-mental-health/
Current Students: TL-youthmentalhealth@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability | July - Online |
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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