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Essential Information about Suicide

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  • Grief
    • Introduction to Grief
    • More about Grief
    • Practices for Working with Grief
    • 1. Engagement
    • 2. Listen & create the space for the young person's story
    • 3. Confirm your role as a professional practitioner
    • 4. Normalise grief experiences
    • 5. Build the capacity of the young person's family & social network to provide support
    • 6. Strategies that can help manage the impact of grief
    • 7. Embracing opportunities for hope to emerge
    • 8. Rituals & Recognition
    • 9. Recognising complicated grief & linking to expert help
    • 10. Impact of Grief on workers
  • Trauma-Informed Care
    • What is Trauma-Informed Care?
    • Why is Trauma-Informed Care important?
    • Essential Information about Trauma
    • Key Principles of Trauma-Informed Care
    • Principle 1: Trauma awareness
    • Principle 2: Emphasis on safety
    • Principle 3: Opportunities to rebuild control
    • Principle 4: Strengths-based approach
    • Principle 5: Supporting recovery from trauma
    • Useful resources & References
  • Self-injury
    • Introduction to Self-Injury
    • Reasons for self-injury
    • Why it's important to understand self-injury & considerations for different practice contexts
    • The Practice of working with young people who self-injure
    • 1: Discussing self-injury in a way that creates a collaborative relationship
    • 2: Understanding the young person’s self-injury
    • 3: Care planning where self-injury is an identified risk
    • 4: Strategies for reducing harm in relation to self-injury
    • Alternatives to self-injury
    • 5: Support and strategies for a young person who is thinking about self-injuring
    • 6: Responding to an incident of self-injury
    • 7: Assisting clients who have indicated they want to change their behaviour
    • 8: Managing impact on workers & worker self-care
  • Blood-borne Viruses
    • What are Blood-borne Viruses (BBV)?
    • Why is providing BBV information important?
    • Summary of BBV in Australia
    • BBV Screening
    • To test or not to test?
    • Supporting a young person through BBV screening / testing
    • BBV Education and Harm Reduction
    • How you can protect yourself
    • BBV Resources + References
  • Sexual Health
    • What is Sexual Health?
    • Why is Sexual Health important?
    • About this module
    • Sexual Health Information Online
    • Safe Sexuality
    • Safe Sex for young people who aren't having it
    • Safe Sex.
    • Contraceptives
    • Emergency Contraception
    • Terminations / Abortions
    • Male-specific Sexual Health
    • Female-specific Sexual Health
    • Recommended Videos
    • Details about common Sexually Transmitted Infections
    • Consequences of untreated STIs
    • Partner Notification (or 'contact tracing')
    • References
  • Suicidality
    • What is Suicide?
    • Why is understanding suicide important?
    • Myths about Suicide
    • Essential Information about Suicide
      • Warning Signs
      • Risk Factors
      • Protective Factors
      • Populations most at risk
    • The Practice of Responding to Suicidality
      • Introduction
      • 1. Discussing suicidality in a way that creates a collaborative relationship
      • 2. Understanding + assessing the young person's suicidality
      • 3. Identifying and responding to imminent risk of suicide
      • 4. Supporting a young person with suicidality
      • 5. Safety support planning where suicidality is an identified risk
      • 6. Work collaboratively with family and friends
      • 7. Referral / Link to specialised help
      • 8. Managing impact on workers + worker self-care
      • References
  • Managing aggression & potentially violent situations
    • Introduction to Managing aggression & potentially violent situations
    • Aims & Considerations for different practice contexts
    • The practice of managing aggression & potentially violent situations effectively
    • 1. Understanding the legal and organisational context
    • 2. Taking preventative measures to minimise the risk of aggression and violence and its impact
    • 3. Being aware of the phases of incidents involving aggressive & potentially violent behaviour
    • 4. Understanding the influence of alcohol and other drug use
    • 5. Recognising the warning signs for potential aggressive behaviour & violence
    • 6. Employ strategies to prevent escalation of aggression & potential violence
    • a. Be intentional & prepared
    • b. Try to remain in control of your own actions
    • c. Use appropriate non-verbal communication and be aware of positioning
    • d. Employ diffusing techniques
    • 7. Managing crisis & supporting recovery
    • 8. Follow-up support for clients and staff

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