Supporting those bereaved by Suicide

This Online Short Course will lead participants through a brief history of how our society has responded to suicide and consider the ways in which this influences how we respond to the needs of those bereaved through suicide today. This short course will engage participants in understanding the particular issues and questions that arise for those bereaved through suicide and the ways in which they can be addressed.

Learning Modules: At the conclusion of this online short course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the ways in which our society has historically responded to suicide and the influence of these responses on the suicide bereaved

• Identify and describe the range of issues, questions and experiences that face the suicide bereaved

• Identify effective support strategies for, and resources that can be used by, those bereaved through suicide

• Utilise an understanding of suicide and suicide bereavement to inform effective grief and bereavement support and suicide prevention strategies for the suicide bereaved