Event Details
Self-harm Assessment and Management for General Hospitals (SAMAGH) Programme in Ireland
Date: Thursday 13th & Friday 14th June 2024
Venue: ASSERT Centre, Brookfield Health Science Complex, University College Cork
Organiser: Professor Ella Arensman. School of Public Health and National Suicide Research Foundation, University College Cork.
CPD: Approved for 10.5 External Credits by CPsychI. (Pre-course preparation / self-directed learning may be logged as Personal CPD)
SAMAGH is an advanced training programme to improve the assessment, management, and support for self-harm patients, with a specific focus on high-risk self-harm and people engaging in frequent self-harm repetition.
A unique element of the SAMAGH is in-depth simulation skills training with a focus on enhancing biopsychosocial assessment and management for high-risk self-ham and patients with frequent self-harm repetition..
SAMAGH consists of two training components. The first part is an E-Learning programme, whereby through 8 comprehensive modules, participants will extend their knowledge of self-harm and suicide, focusing on delivering evidence-based treatments for self-harm patients. Participants will be invited to complete this E-learning programme one week before being invited to the face-to-face or virtual SAMAGH simulation training. The second part of the programme involves a two-day face to face (or virtual) intensive training course, including simulation training using real-life case scenarios and feedback sessions facilitated by experienced clinicians.
The SAMAGH training has been developed by Prof Ella Arensman and an interdisciplinary team at the National Suicide Research Foundation and School of Public Health, UCC
https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-020-05254-x
Contact: Karen Mulcahy, School of Public Health and National Suicide Research Foundation, UCC, Cork.
Email: k.mulcahy@ucc.ie
The SAMAGH programme is funded by HSE-National Office for Suicide Prevention & Health Research Board Ireland.