About this webinar

In this clinically focused session, Prof Turner will clarify key definitions and distinctions around suicide and acute suicidal states, and explore leading theoretical models and contemporary understandings of suicidal behaviour. Participants will be introduced to core risk and protective factors, and practical intervention strategies, including the Attempted Suicide Short Intervention Program (ASSIP).
The webinar will also examine crisis intervention models, with a focus on Single Session Therapy approaches for individuals in acute distress. Designed for therapists, social workers, and other mental health professionals, this session will blend research evidence, clinical insight, and practical tools to support timely, effective responses in acute situations.

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Course curriculum

    1. PPT Slides: Acute Suicidal Distress

    2. Video Lecture: Acute Suicidal Distress

    1. Assessment Component

About this course

  • $14.99
  • 5 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content
  • Self-paced. Online Module, PPT Slides + Quiz & 2hr x Video
  • Unlimited Access for 60 Days!
  • Certificate on Completion (Issued Immediately upon completion). 2 CPD Hours.

About Prof Melanie Turner

Prof Tuner is a Clinical Associate Professor in Psychiatry at the University of Adelaide and works as a child and adolescent psychiatrist in private practice.  She holds a range of positions including Deputy Chief Psychiatrist Inspections and Investigations of the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist of South Australia; Board Member of the Medical board of South Australia; Elected Board Director of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Board Member Mental Health Australia and Presiding Member of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board in South Australia. Prof Turner has also completed PhD in Perinatal Psychiatry at the University of Adelaide and is widely published. She is a recipient of Churchill Fellowship to research on  alternative to the emergency department approach to supporting people in suicidal crisis. Prof Turner teaches at University of Adelaide and to trainee psychiatrists.

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