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Managing Youth Self-harm and Suicide 2 (PSYT90115)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
September
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-managing-youth-self-harm-and-suicide/
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability | September - Online |
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This subject provides evidence-based instruction regarding principles of assessing risk of self-harm and suicide-related behaviours in young people in clinical settings. The subject also includes a range of approaches to monitor, prevent and manage self-harm and suicide risk in clinical practice. Course content includes:
Suicide prevention strategies to suit a range of clinical settings
The use of self-harm surveillance systems
Working with young people with clinical presentations associated with self-harm and increased risk of suicide
Cognitive behavioural interventions for suicidal youth
Issues surrounding clinical engagement, risk assessment, formulation and safety planning.
Intended learning outcomes
By the end of this subject students should be able to:
- Describe context-specific suicide prevention approaches in primary care settings and emergency departments
- Design a range of self-harm surveillance systems across multiple levels of health service delivery
- Outline approaches to working with young people with clinical presentations associated with self-harm and increased risk of suicide
- Describe cognitive behavioural interventions for young people at increased risk of suicide
- Develop a formulation and safety management plan for a young person at risk of deliberate self-harm or suicide.
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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PSYT90114 | Managing Youth Self-harm and Suicide 1 | July (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)
- 10-minute audio-visual case presentation, with written summary of 250-500 words, due week 4, (25%)
- 2,500 word written assignment, due week 6, (50%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- September - Online
Principal coordinator Stefanie De Silva Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Approximately 30 hours of online lectures, presentations and discussion Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 9 September 2019 to 25 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 18 September 2019 Census date 18 September 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 11 October 2019 Assessment period ends 27 October 2019 September contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-managing-youth-self-harm-and-suicide/
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.auPhone: + 61 3 8344 0149Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.
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
Last updated: 3 November 2022