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Managing Youth Self-harm and Suicide 2 (PSYT90115)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2024
Overview
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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. 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: 8 March 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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PSYT90114 | Managing Youth Self-harm and Suicide 1 | Not available in 2024 |
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: 8 March 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Online Quizzes of learning content – two multiple choice quizzes with 10 questions each = 20 questions in total (1% per question)
| Week 3 and Week 6 | 20% |
Audio-visual case presentation, with written summary of 250-500 words
| From Week 1 to Week 6 | 30% |
Written assignment
| End of the assessment period | 50% |
Last updated: 8 March 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2024
Time commitment details
Students are expected to engage in reading and preparatory work, reflection, private study, and preparation for assessment in the remaining estimated time commitment.
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 8 March 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: 8 March 2024