Advanced Training in Suicide Prevention

Duration

6-hours Plus morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea

Program Outline

This workshop aims to increase health professionals’ skill and confidence in taking a detailed suicide history and developing a collaborative management plan to increase the safety of people planning suicide. The workshop provides practical tools for health professionals managing the full spectrum of suicide risk presentations including the acute suicidal crisis, care after a suicide attempt and assisting families experiencing suicide bereavement.

Accreditation

• 40 RACGP QI&CPD Category 1
• Mental Health CPD (GPMHSC)
• 30 ACRRM PRPD
• 6 hours CPD (Psychologists)
• 6 hours CPD for nurses as endorsed by the Aust. College of Nursing

GP accreditation for this workshop in the 2020-23 triennium is pending approval with the RACGP and ACRRM

Prerequisites

Completion of predisposing activity

Suitable for

GP Registrars, GPs, Psychologists, Social Workers

Topics Covered

Topic 1 – Suicide and Stigma
Topic 2 – The Suicidal Crisis
Topic 3 – Acute Management
Topic 4 – After the attempt
Topic 5 – Bereaved by Suicide

Learning Objectives

• Undertake a suicide risk assessment effectively
• Develop a collaborative safety plan
• Implement a team approach to treatment planning
• Provide effective management following a suicide attempt
• Respond to the needs of people bereaved by suicide

Choose your location and book this course online:

State	City	Date	Time	Fee	Book Now
NSW	Murwillumbah	19 Oct 2019	09 AM - 05 PM	$50.00	This program has been kindly subsidised by the NC PHN as part of the Tweed Byron Suicide Prevention Initiative. Available only to practitioners working in the Tweed and Byron shires Register and Pay Online
NSW	Goonellabah	09 Nov 2019	09 AM - 05 PM	$50.00	Kindly supported by the Lismore Suicide Prevention Collaborative (a North Coast PHN initiative). This program is for people who live or work in the Lismore LGA Register and Pay Online
NSW	Randwick	04 Apr 2020	09 AM - 05 PM	$360.00	GP accreditation for this workshop in the 2020-23 triennium is pending approval with the RACGP and ACRRM Register and Pay Online
QLD	Brisbane	19 Oct 2019	09 AM - 05 PM	$360.00	Register and Pay Online
QLD	Mackay	26 Oct 2019	09 am - 05 PM	FREE	This training has been subsidised by a generous philanthropic grant aimed at improving mental health in rural and regional areas across Australia over the next 3 years Register online
QLD	Douglas, Townsville	09 Nov 2019	09 am - 05 PM	FREE	This training has been subsidised by a generous philanthropic grant aimed at improving mental health in rural and regional areas across Australia over the next 3 years Register online
QLD	Brisbane	20 Jun 2020	09 AM - 05 PM	$360.00	Register and Pay Online
SA	Adelaide	06 Jun 2020	09 am - 05 PM	$360.00	GP accreditation for this workshop in the 2020-23 triennium is pending approval with the RACGP and ACRRM Register and Pay Online
VIC	Melbourne	02 May 2020	09 am - 05 PM	$360.00	GP accreditation for this workshop in the 2020-23 triennium is pending approval with the RACGP and ACRRM Register and Pay Online
WA	Perth	29 Feb 2020	09 AM - 05 PM	$360.00	Register and Pay Online

Advanced Training in Suicide Prevention

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