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Managing Youth Self-harm and Suicide 1 (PSYT90114)

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Overview

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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-informed approaches to monitor, prevent and manage self-harm and suicide risk in community and clinical settings. Subject 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 suicidal processes
  • Assessment of suicide and self-harm risk
  • Suicide clusters and managing contagion
  • Prevention frameworks for suicide-related behaviours
  • 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
  • Examine key aspects of suicidal processes
  • Explain the concept of suicide clusters and methods to manage contagion
  • Evaluate population health approaches to suicide prevention for young people
  • Describe evidence-informed strategies for suicide prevention and postvention across a range of settings
  • Identify key elements of risk assessments for suicide and self-harm, and appraise the use of structured risk assessment tools

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: 8 November 2024