This
infant and early childhood mental health assessment and management eLearning
course focuses on the identification, assessment, care planning and support
required for children aged 0-5 at risk of or experiencing mental health
difficulties. The course is built around a General Practice Framework of:
-
knowledge of common child mental health conditions
- engagement skills
required when interacting with a child and their family
- practical skills for
child mental health assessment and management
This
is a self-paced online course, of 6 hours duration. Content is delivered using
written, visual, audio, and video media, starting at a foundational level then
building on knowledge via reinforcement and introduction of new concepts at each
Module. The course design, delivery and assessment has been co-designed with GPs
and parents. Children's voice has been integrated throughout the course.
Key skills covered in this course include
- Active Listening
- Safety
netting
- Prioritising.
- Clinical interviewing of a child and parent
-
Biopsychosocial formulation.
- Referral as part of Better Access pathway
-
developing a mental health treatment plan
-
Psychoeducation.
Contact hours:
6.00
Total hours:
6.00
Pre activity
The predisposing activity for the course is for the learner to listen to a podcast that has been produced by Emerging Minds as a complementary resource for the eLearning and introduces the content in Modules 1 &2 of the course.
After listening to the podcast the learner will be required complete responses to the following two questions before progressing to Module 1 of the course.
Post activity
The reinforcing activities for this course will be for the learner to read two Journal articles that aims to reinforce the content of Modules 3 & 4 of the course. The learner will answer two targeted questions based on the articles content. The learner will then complete responses to the following three questions before progressi
Learning objectives
As you progress through this course, you will be able
to:
• List the key strengths and vulnerabilities that influence infant and early
childhood mental health
• Prioritise the key engagement skills required as part of an infant and
early childhood mental health assessment
• Assess common mental health difficulties in children aged 0-5 years by
undertaking a biopsychosocial mental health formulation
• Develop a comprehensive management plan related to common early childhood
mental health concerns for children under 5 years.
Assessment information
In order to help contexualise these skills into practice
the GP learner will be required to reflect on their response to scenarios and
will engage in a variety of assessments throughout the course. Feedback is
provided on some of the activities via video feedback. This 'check your understanding' activity asks for
the learner to reflect on what their response to a scenario would be,
then proceed to the next stage of the activity which is a feedback
video of a GP describing a suitable response
and explaining reasons for the response.
The GP will also review a fictional scenario and complete key documents as
part of the assessment including biopsychosocial formulation and developing a
mental health treatment plan.
Additional information
This activity has been approved by the
GPMHSC as a MHST Modular Pathway - Clinical Enhancement Module for the
2020-22 triennium.
Doctors who wish to claim MHST medicare items will
also need to complete a GPMHSC approved MHST Modular Pathway - Core Module and
advise their reporting college.