This programme consists of one 10 ECTS module that is conferred as a minor award. It is designed to allow learners to understand the complex nature of suicide bereavement and the psychological havoc that is created in the lives of suicide survivors. It will also introduce the learners to a range of individual and group interventions to help facilitate the healing process. Learners on this programme will engage in teaching, discussion and engagement with key scientific literature related to the post-suicide landscape, the key principles of intervening with this client group and the therapeutic resources and responses that are appropriate.
The purpose of this minor award is to help the learner understand the complex nature of suicide bereavement and the psychological havoc that is created in the lives of suicide survivors. It will also introduce the learners to a range of individual and group interventions to help facilitate the healing process.
While many programmes include some input on bereavement, grief and loss, there is a need, when working with suicide survivors, for a deeper appreciation of the complicated psychological distress and emotional problems that emerge in the wake of suicide. This distress is not confined to the families, friends and loved ones of the deceased but also impacts profoundly on therapists, health care professionals, first responders and communities, in some cases resulting in early exits from their chosen profession.
This Minor Award will help learners to understand and to examine the nature of suicide bereavement and will equip them to support suicide survivors, their families and communities in their healing journey. It will also help them recognize and understand their own often disenfranchised grief and strengthen their personal and professional resources for working in this area.
For further information, please visit QQI Level 7 Certificate in Suicide Postvention - IICP College
| Course Location | Tallaght, Dublin |
| Location Postcode | Dublin 24 |
| Course Type | Blended Learning - Mix of Classroom & Online |
| Course Qualification | Award / Certificate |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| Awarding Body Details | Level 7 Minor Award Certificate in Suicide Postvention (QQI Validated) |
| Course Start Date | 24th February 2024 |
| Course End Date | 11th May 2024 |
| Course Duration | 6 Saturdays |
| Course Time | Saturday 24.02.2024 - 10:00am - 1:00pm - Online Saturday 02.03.2024 - 9.30am - 1:00pm - Classroom Saturday 09.03.2024 - 10:00am - 1:00pm - Online Saturday 23.03.2024 - 9:30am - 5:00pm - Classroom Saturday 13.04.2024 - 10:00am - 1:00pm - Online |
| Course Fee | €720.00. Deposit of €225 to secure your place on the course |
| Entry Requirements | Learners who enrol in this programme will be professionals who will be professionals who work clinically and therapeutically with clients who may be experiencing bereavement through suicide, and who wish to undertake a shorter programme to enhance their knowledge, skills and competence in the area of working with survivors of suicide. Learners must have a clinical qualification that allows them to work therapeutically with clients. This programme will be ideal for qualified practitioners to utilise for continuing professional development specific to the area of suicide postvention. Please contact us if you have any queries about entry requirements. |
| Career Path | Graduates have set up in private practice, gained employment in a range of counselling services, and obtained roles in a variety of allied professions such as youth services, community services, residential services and addiction services. |
| Course Code | SP1234 |
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