Graduate Certificate
With one in four young people suffering serious mental ill-health*, there has never been a more crucial time to be at the forefront of youth mental health.
The Graduate Certificate in Managing Youth Self-Harm and Suicide is a practical course designed to equip the mental health workforce with the tools to reshape these statistics and support at-risk youth.
Developed by the University of Melbourne's Centre for Youth Mental Health in collaboration with Orygen, this in-depth program is the only graduate course in the world dedicated entirely to managing self-harm and suicide in young people. You'll cover the latest theory, research and evidence-based practice guidelines on the detection, prevention and management of self-harm and suicide-related behaviours in young people, and learn how to make a difference to at-risk youth.
*Mission Australia and Black Dog Institute's 2012-18 Youth Mental Health Report
In this course you will learn about the epidemiology of self-harm and suicide in young people, key features of suicidal processes, principles of assessing the risk of self-harm and suicide-related behaviours, and evidence-based approaches to prevent, monitor and manage self-harm and suicide risk in clinical and community settings.
After establishing a foundation in youth mental health, you will learn the fundamental principles and strategies underlying youth-friendly practice, how to best conduct risk assessments and determine the needs of families and primary carers, and learn how to understand - and help prevent - youth self-harm and suicidal behaviour.
This course will give you the skills and knowledge to become a leader in your field. You will enhance your capacity to work effectively with young people and your specialised body of knowledge will help advance your career and ensure you remain at the forefront of the discipline.
Upon graduating, you will be well-placed to explore a range of exciting career opportunities and to make a profound and meaningful difference to the lives and outcomes of young people.
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