Suicide & Suicide Prevention

 2 hours active CPD


Live CPD workshop: 29th April 2026 from 12:30pm-2:30pm AEST online via Zoom plus extra readings, activities and resources.

This session will also be recorded for those enrolled to access following the Live CPD.

What's included?

  • PowerPoint slides
  • 2 hours Live CPD
  • Extra resources and readings

A deeper understanding

Systematic psychosocial needs-based assessment has been advocated as best practice for suicide assessment today. It is a client-centred and collaborative interview process informed by systematic information gathering domains to provide a means of identifying circumstances contributing to self-harm and suicidality, for informing commensurate care. Fundamental concepts around the temporal nature of suicidality, the importance of client narrative as expert in information gathering as well as, techniques for uncovering suicidal intent represent key pillars for informing best practice in suicide assessment today.

Reflect and discuss

This is live CPD where you will engage deeply with the content through discussion and role play, and be encouraged to ask questions. You will be learning alongside your peers and sharing your knowledge and experiences to gain a deeper understanding of the topic.

Dr Jacinta Hawgood

Associate Professor Jacinta Hawgood is a highly regarded suicidologist and clinical psychologist who has worked at the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University since 2000. With over 25 years of experience in the field, Jacinta has dedicated her career to understanding the complexities of suicidal distress and associated psychological pain, as well as learning from those with a lived experience of suicide. Her research focuses on psychosocial needs-based assessment, personal suicide stigma, and the impacts of suicidal behaviour and suicide on the workforce including the peer workforce, and design and evaluation of suicide prevention training programs.

As a key figure in suicidology, Jacinta co-developed the world-first Graduate Certificate in Suicide Prevention and Master of Suicidology programs in 2001; which are still offered today. She is also the lead author of the Systematic Tailored Assessment for Responding to Suicidality protocol (STARS-p), a widely recognised semi-structured, person-centred collaborative interview. With her deep expertise in clinical practice and research, Jacinta has worked with those experiencing suicidal distress and bereaved by suicide for over two decades and supervises other professionals in this domain. She has lead and contributed to numerous publications and reports in the field and serves as a non-executive Director for Mates in Construction (Qld/NT), MATES National, batyr and is engaged in numerous other international and national advisory roles.

Jacinta’s extensive knowledge and experience make her the ideal expert to lead the new PREP Live CPD: Fundamentals of Suicide Assessment. Her CPD will provide participants with the latest evidence-based principles, concepts and practices for assessing and responding to those experiencing suicidal distress, enhancing the professional skills of those working in this critical area.

Dr Jacinta Hawgood

BSSc, BPsy(Hons), MClinPsy, PhD, MAPS, MICDA