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Youth in Distress: Managing suicidality and self-harm
A new professional development program for the school counselling service
Black Dog Institute, in liaison with Department of Education, have developed a new workshop for school counselling staff. With a focus on self-harm and suicide in adolescents, the new program will assist school counselling staff to manage youth distress, self-harm and suicidality.
The workshop has been designed to build on the current level of skills of counselling staff, and to further develop confidence in undertaking risk assessments and safety planning for youth in distress.
This new program will allow school counselling staff to:
• Manage youth distress and self-harm
• Undertake a suicide riskassessment effectively
• Develop a collaborative safety plan• Implement a team approach to
treatment planning• Provide effective management
following a suicide attempt• Identify strategies for self-care
To find out more or request a session contact the Education team at [email protected]
