Suicidology Basics I. Crisis Skills for a Safer World 26-27 S1

This course introduces students to practical and socially relevant aspects of psychological crisis response, stigma and destigmatisation interventions, suicidology and suicide prevention. It combines online learning with live seminars and addresses both individual and structural society challenges, including stigma, mental health issues, social disadvantages, minority status, rural inequalities, climate challenges, and technological gaps in need of support.

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
1. Identify stigma, explain how stigma affects help-seeking and mental health on individual and group levels, as well describe destigmatisation interventions;
2. identify the core components of three different safety plans that can be used in a psychological crisis and build a safety plan in collaboration with a peer student or a family member;
3. describe how leadership and technology can support suicide prevention and safer communities and present an example of such real-life responses;
4. communicate supportively with a person experiencing psychological distress;
5. propose an evidence-informed prototype solution to a selected challenge related to stigma, safety planning, leadership, or technology.

Timetable:

3-week course
2 hours per week live online seminar
Additional asynchronous study in Moodle

B2 level of English.

Study Level: Bachelor

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