Mental Health Professionals Network

1. Mental Health Professionals Network

2. Overview • Project overview • Who are we and where have we come from? • Workshop roll-out • Targets and time lines • Workshops • Who, what, where? • Small group work • Questions

3. Purpose of MHPN The purpose of MHPN is to support the development of sustainable inter-disciplinary collaboration in the local primary mental health care sector • MHPN will offer small, collaborative, semi-structured, interdisciplinary workshops to groups of Better Access mental health practitioners in a geographic area across Australia • It is aimed that, by way of the initial workshop, networks created, will, in the main, be self sustaining.

4. Purpose of MHPN Funded via the Better Access initiative our purpose is two fold: • Create initial local networking opportunities • Build sustainability

5. Project structure Member organisations: • RACGP • RANZCP • APS • ACMHN Partner organisations • OTA, AASW, RACP

6. Project structure continued • Four project teams located within each of the four member organisations: RACGP, RANZCP, MHNCA, APS • Project officer position also within AASW and OTA

7. Project structure continued • Project teams: • allocated to state/territory boundaries (rather than clinical discipline) • member access / host organization ownership / marketing and promotion • RACGP: QLD and NT (Nicky and Bianca)

8. MHPN Advisory Group • RACGP, RANZCP, ACMHN, APS • AGPN • Australian Association of OTs • Australian Association of SWs • Royal College of Physicians-Paediatrics • Mental Health Council • ACRRM • National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum • DOHA

9. MHPN Advisory Group Purpose to act as an expert resource which can support the implementation of the project by providing recommendations and feedback on matters relating to: • Planning and delivery of workshops • Establishment and maintenance of ongoing networks • Revision of workshop materials • Evaluation of the project • Usability of web portal • Consultation with other stakeholders

10. Workshops • Local interdisciplinary workshops with case based discussion on the collaborative delivery of mental health care. • Approx 3 hours duration, including a meal (b’fast or dinner) • Facilitated by local MH professional • Up to 20 participants per workshop • Mix of, at least, two professional disciplines • 1,200 over a 2 year period

11. Workshops • Participant eligibility: • Better Access providers • Public mental health practitioners • Facilitator eligibility • Facilitation skills • Local provider • MH credibility

12. Workshops At the completion of the initial workshop participants will be able to: • recognise the specific skill sets that the other mental health professions in their local area offer • identify local mental health referral pathways and resources • identify opportunities for on-going professional development and mutual support

13. Incentives • Private practice participants in the first MHPN will be remunerated $150 for their attendance at the first workshop. • Facilitators will be remunerated $500 for the first workshop. • Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points attached to initial workshop for each discipline

14. Facilitators • Looking for local people to facilitate • Preferably people with a mental health background (does not have to be a doctor) • Of key importance is skills in facilitation • Someone to bring local knowledge & increase opportunity for sustainability

15. Facilitator Resources • Facilitator manual (12 case studies) • Facilitator support and tips booklet • Facilitator checklist • Evaluation sheet

16. Case Studies • Postnatal depression: Julie • Eating disorder: Anjali • Grief, depression & sexual abuse: Marie • Adjustment disorder with depressive mood / domestic violence: Alex • Anxiety in an elderly person: Grace • Adolescence, conduct disorder: Max

17. Case Studies • Social anxiety: Sam • Sleep disorder: Hilda • Chronic schizophrenia: Simon • Alcohol/drug use disorder with depression & anxiety: Peter • OCD with mild intellectual disorder: Robyn • Physical disability with depression/anxiety: Russell

18. Case study • Facilitators select one case study for the first session • New case studies will need to be written to suit particular populations • MHPN Advisory Group will offer the interdisciplinary clinical expertise with input from local people

19. Sustainability • Development of web portal - central communication hub for mental health professionals in the primary care sector • information / registrations • clinician search • communication hub • Ongoing networks ??

20. Our strategy Collaboration is at the core of the project. Values which underpin collaboration: • inclusivity, mutual respect, supporting diversity, team work, sharing, flexibility, trust, interdependence Our intent is to ensure we are true to the spirit of collaboration

21. Our strategy Challenges of rolling out workshops while staying true to our intent • National / state issues • State / local issues • Pre-existing / new networks • Initiated / non- initiated practitioners

22. QLD primary mental health landscape • Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in relation to overall MHPN project and/or the roll out of workshops in particular • Wrap SWOT around local issues

23. Our contact details • Nicky Bisogni Senior project officer Ph: (03) 8699 0474 Email: n.bisogni@mhpn.org.au • Bianca Romanyk Project officer Ph: (03) 8699 0576 Email: b.romanyk@mhpn.org.au Web-site: www.mhpn.org.au