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Managing Youth Self-harm and Suicide 2 (PSYT90115)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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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
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability | September - Online |
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This subject provides evidence-informed instruction regarding principles of assessing risk of self-harm and suicide-related behaviours in young people in clinical and community 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 across a range of clinical and community settings
Working with young people with clinical presentations associated with self-harm and increased risk of suicide, including borderline personality disorder
Evidence-based psychological interventions, including cognitive behaviour therapy, for young people at risk of suicide
Managing self-harm and suicide postvention in school settings
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 across a range of settings, including online environments
- Outline approaches to working with young people with clinical presentations associated with self-harm and increased risk of suicide
- Describe a range of evidence-based psychological 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.
- Describe evidence-informed strategies for managing self-harm and suicide risk in school settings
- Plan an evidence-informed 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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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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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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 (1% per question)
| Throughout the teaching period | 25% |
Audio-visual case presentation, with written summary of 250-500 words
| Week 4 | 25% |
Written assignment
| 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 14 September 2020 to 30 October 2020 Last self-enrol date 23 September 2020 Census date 25 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 1 November 2020 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