Graduate Courses

Graduate Certificate in Managing Youth Self-Harm and Suicide

The Graduate Certificate in Managing Youth Self-Harm and Suicide is a part-time 12-month course, consisting of 4 x 12.5 point subjects.

It is delivered online through the Centre of Youth Mental Health at The University of Melbourne.

Designed for professionals working in health care and education, the course provides specialised knowledge for working with young people experiencing mental ill-health, focusing specifically on the management of self-harm and suicide-related behaviours.

Topics include:

• the major theories of youth mental health, with a focus on self-harm and suicidal behaviour in young people;
• evidence-informed assessment strategies to identify young people at risk of deliberate self-harm or suicide;
• evidence-informed prevention, intervention and safety management strategies for deliberate self-harm and suicide-related behaviours in clinical settings;
• evidence-informed prevention, intervention, postvention and safety management strategies for deliberate self-harm and suicide-related behaviours in community settings; and
• designing and critically evaluating safety management plans for young people at risk of deliberate self-harm or suicidal behaviour.

For more information and to apply visit The University of Melbourne.