The purpose of this eLearning activity is to provide you with a comprehensive, sound foundation of learning that will leave you feeling more informed, better equipped, and compassionately enabled to effectively collaborate with and respond to individuals who are presenting with suicidality.
You will be supported in understanding suicidality, priority populations, assessing and formulating risk, and devising collaborative treatment plans with consideration given to ethical and legal issues in suicidality. Importantly, self-care is a core factor of this course, highlighting the need to engage in regular and ongoing self-care practices when working with suicidality and suicidal risk.
The activity was developed in consultation with an Expert Reference Group, consisting of Australian psychologists who are leaders in their field. Additionally, the training has been informed and enhanced by the insights and expertise provided through lived experience.
*Note that some brief sections of the training contain content specific to psychologists (i.e., references to the Code of Ethics). Whilst the principles can be applied across professions, we advise you to refer to your relevant code of ethics as appropriate.
It consists of eight topics followed by a final assessment:
- an introduction to suicide prevention,
- examining the role of the psychologist,
- understanding suicidality,
- understanding priority populations,
- assessing and formulating risk,
- developing and managing collaborative treatment plans,
- understanding ethical and legal issues, and
- engaging in self-care.
APS CPD Approved: 6 CPD Hours
