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Autism and Suicide Prevention 13th March 2026 (online): Other Professionals

This is a 5.5 hour workshop delivered online via Zoom.
Please read the flyer, workshop description and cancellation policy to the left (select the image to view) before registration.

$210.00

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ASD2026S1SUI-MAR-F

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Contact: mindful-asd@unimelb.edu.au

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For information about upcoming training and frequently asked questions, please visit our website: mindful.org.au/autism-training

What does the training include?
This 5.5-hour live webinar covers suicide risk and prevention strategies in autistic children and youth. Clinical expertise and case examples will be incorporated in the training to support participants to develop their knowledge about how to assess and respond to suicidality. During this training you will:

-Learn about suicide prevalence and risk factors for autistic people
-Explore suicide risk assessment tools and resources adapted for this population
-Listen to lived experienced perspectives on suicidality and accessing mental health care
-Explore case examples and develop suicide safety plans for autistic youth.

Who is the training for?
Mental health clinicians and other professionals working with autistic children and young people, e.g. psychologists, social workers, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, paediatricians, psychiatrists and registrars.

Who provides the training?
Dr Darren Hedley, Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow and Research Director of the Health & Wellbeing research program: Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC), La Trobe University

Dr Claire Brown, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Health & Wellbeing Research Program: OTARC, La Trobe University

Dr Jodie Wilson, Research Associate: OTARC, La Trobe University

Dr Sanjay Patel, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist: Royal Children’s Hospital

Johanna Rouse, Autism Lecturer and Senior Occupational Therapist: Mindful

Lived and living experience perspectives.

Click here to download the course flyer

Mindful's workshops are funded by the Victorian Government. Some workshop places are made available for private practice and interstate clinicians, but many of our courses are specifically designed to skill-up particular cohorts of the Victorian mental health workforce. Our training is only available to overseas based clinicians on a case-by-case basis. If you practice outside of Australia please email our team at mindful-asd@unimelb.edu.au to confirm your eligibility.

Cancellation and No Show Policy:

Registered participants who are unable to attend and notify us of this in writing prior to fourteen days before the workshop may either:

(1) cancel their registration and receive a refund of their payment minus administration fee of 20%;

(2) transfer their registration to another eligible participant (no fee);

(3) in some circumstances may be able to transfer their registration to an equivalent-cost autism workshop in the same calendar year, if space is available.

Cancellations with less than 14 days' notice are not refundable. If there is someone else in your workplace that you wish to transfer your registration to, this may be permitted.

In exceptional circumstances, please contact us.