Autism and Suicide Prevention

Description

This training will provide an overview of suicide prevalence and risk factors for autistic people and introduce participants to suicide risk assessment tools adapted for this population. Lived experience, clinical expertise and case examples will be incorporated in the training to support participants to develop their knowledge about how to assess and respond to suicidality in autistic youth.

Eligibility criteria

Mental Health Clinicians and other professionals such as psychologists, social workers, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, paediatricians, psychiatrists and registrars, working with children and young people with autism.

Categories: Capability 9 - Delivering holistic and collaborative assessment and care planning, Working with infants, children, and younger persons
Disciplines: Allied Health, Medical, Nursing
Levels: Introductory
Lifespans: Child, Adolescent, Youth

Friday 30 June 2023
09:00 to 12:30 Add to calendar

Online

Specific location and venue confirmed by provider upon registration.

$120

Subsidised rate of $60 is available to Victorian CYMHS/CAMHS/AMHS: including Orygen, Infant Child Family Health and Wellbeing Hubs, Headspace, ACCHO/ACCHS, Take Two clinicians, and clinicians employed at Victorian publicly funded Adult Mental Health Services (including Forensicare).

Provided by Mindful

For further information contact

mindful-asd@unimelb.edu.au

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