Handbook home
Managing Youth Self-harm and Suicide 2 (PSYT90115)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
From 2023 most subjects will be taught on campus only with flexible options limited to a select number of postgraduate programs and individual subjects.
To learn more, visit COVID-19 course and subject delivery.
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
September
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
Availability | September - Online |
---|---|
Fees | Look up fees |
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: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
---|---|---|
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: 31 January 2024
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 5 September 2022 to 21 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 14 September 2022 Census date 16 September 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 October 2022 Assessment period ends 23 October 2022 September contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024