Suicide is a highly complex issue with far-reaching consequences. Advocacy and education are critical to identify those at risk, apply intervention strategies and support bereaved and distressed clients.
The Certificate of Suicide Bereavement Support will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to facilitate suicide bereavement support groups and work and engage with people at risk of suicide and self-harm.
In this online suicide bereavement course, you will discover how to increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide, recognise and respond to crises with confidence and provide interventions to those at risk of suicidal behaviour.
You will learn how to identify and manage suicide risk and build empathic relationships to empower individuals to achieve safe outcomes. You will also gain the skills required to provide support for individuals experiencing bereavement as a result of suicide.
On completion of this course, you will have gained the skills required to work and engage with those at risk of suicide and self-harm and grief due to suicide.
Course Structure
Unit 1 - Increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide
- Recognise signs of suicide
- Triggers and warning signs
- Grounds for concern
- SOLER acronym
- Questioning techniques
- Suicide risk factors
- Facilitate intervention
- Building empathic relationships
- Chronic pain
- Self-harm
- Suicidal feelings
- Safety plans
- Aggressive clients
- Responding to emergencies
- Foreseeable harm
- Empower the person at risk
- Encourage discussion
- Develop rapport
- Coping strategies
- Mental health issues
- Previous attempts
- Develop support plan
- 6 step referral process
- Document suicide safety plan
- Debriefing
- Supervision and peer support services
Unit 2 - Provide loss and grief support
- Signs of loss and grief
- Primary, secondary and cumulative losses
- Features and symptoms of grief
- Distinguishing grief and depression
- Grieving styles
- Loss of spouse or partner
- Loss of a child
- Parental grief
- Loss of a parent / sibling
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Signs and reactions to trauma
- Stages of grief
- Complex grief
- Social and cultural differences
- Ethnic and spiritual differences
- Communication
- Active listening
- Health and safety risks
- Suicide risk assessment
- Recognising the warning signs
- Complications of grief
- Engaging empathically
- Respecting cultural differences
- Listening skills
- Facilitate coping mechanisms
- Prolonged grief disorder
- Stress Vulnerability Model
- Support services and resources
- Supporting child grief and bereavement
- Healthy ways to face loss
- Disaster grief
- Treatment strategies
- Client feedback
- Criteria for referral
- Self-care for professionals
- Debriefing
- Review client outcomes
- Problem-solving
- Negotiation
- Plan changes
Unit 3 - Provide suicide bereavement support
- Resources and support services
- Facilitate early access to services
- Isolate proactive measures
- Intervention responses
- Postvention
- Suicide prevention
- Client safety
- Document plan
- External support agencies
- Empathic listening
- Facilitate coping mechanisms
- Respect cultural differences
- Refugees and asylum seekers
- Diverse mourning practices
- Responding to grief
- Non-verbal communication
- Worker stress levels
- Legal obligations
- Emotional responses
- Risk management
- Compassion fatigue
- Vicarious traumatisation
- Mirror neurons
- Prevention / coping with burnout
- Professional supervision
- Regular self-evaluation
- Checklists
- Debriefing
Unit 4 - Use communication to build relationships
- Communicating effectively with clients
- Building rapport
- Compromising behaviours
- Active listening
- Effective questioning
- Data security
- Professional boundaries
- Formal presentations
- Media resources
- Communication protocols
- Exchanging information
- Tips for providing information to clients
- Policies and procedures
- Law and ethics
- Specific customer needs
- Seeking help from others
- Referral processes
- Communication barriers
- Conflict resolution
- Threatening behaviours
- Meetings and agendas
- Facilitating meetings
- Discussing relevant issues
- Effective group discussions
- Meeting participation
- Conflict between participants
- Recording/minute taking
- Distribution of minutes / reports
- Evaluation processes
- Continuous improvement
Unit 5 - Plan and conduct group activities
- Plan group activities and resources
- Identify client needs
- Generate ideas for activities
- Identify resource requirements
- Coordinate group planning processes
- Collaborative planning and shared ownership
- Negotiate activities with the group
- Develop aims and objectives
- Analyse values and beliefs
- Design group strategies
- Manage group processes and conflicts
- Promote open dialogue and active listening
- Encourage and model sensitivity
- Conflict prevention strategies
- Group conflict resolution
- Debriefing, support, mediation, consultation and facilitation
- Evaluate group activities
- Evaluation and feedback
Study Hours
Estimated duration 75 Hours
Course Delivery and Start
Start anytime, self-paced and 100% Online
Assessment
Assessment will be comprised of written exercises, including short-answer questions, reflective tasks, short reports and/or projects. There are no examinations or due dates for assessment. As a result, you can complete training in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.
Testimonials
Graduation
A Certificate of Attainment and Statement of Results will be issued upon successful completion of this course.
How to Enrol
Enrolment Form – Employment Services and Rehabilitation Providers
Enrol via Live Chat (Business Hours)
Enrol via Telephone 1300 76 2221 (Business Hours)
Payment Options
Visa, Mastercard, BPAY and EFT/Direct Deposit. Please allow 1-2 Business days for processing for EFT and BPAY.
Course FAQs
Why Choose Australian Online Courses?
- Professional development that is widely recognised and respected;
- Improve your employment opportunities;
- Study online, anywhere via our elearning system;
- High-quality professional development programs written by industry experts;
- All course materials provided online – no textbooks to buy;
- Unlimited tutor support via email;
- We offer twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply);
- Course may be tax deductible; see your tax advisor.
Are there any entry requirements or pre-requisites?
There are no course or subject pre-requisites for entry into our programs. However, our professional development programs are generally intended for people over the age of 18. In some circumstances, enrolments from younger people may be considered. Please complete the AOC Parent Guardian Consent Form prior to enrolling and submit here.
Are there any computer requirements?
To study online with Australian Online Courses you will need a computer (desktop PC/laptop) running a current/updated operating system with reliable high-speed internet access. You will need to use the Google Chrome browser to access your course.
When can I start this course?
You can start within 60 minutes during business hours when you enrol and pay in full with a credit card!
Credit card: Within 60 mins during business hours.
BPAY: Within 1-2 working days.
Internet Banking: Within 1-2 working days.
Cheque/Money Order: Upon receipt of mailed cheque.
How is this course delivered?
This course is delivered online via our easy-to-navigate Learning Management System (LMS), where you will discover interactive online learning/written content, resources and assessment.
Do I need to attend classes or undertake any work placements?
No. All courses are delivered online via our LMS and there are no work placement requirements in this course.
What support can I expect from Australian Online Courses?
Unlimited tutor support is available throughout your studies via email only during business hours Monday to Friday. Our Administrative team are available Monday to Friday via email, live chat and telephone.
I am an international student. Can I enrol into this course?
Yes! We accept enrolments from individuals both within Australia and internationally; location is no barrier to entry into our programs.
Career Pathways
Future growth
Strong
Unemployment
Low
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