Conference presentation
Identification of cross-disciplinary capacity for enhancing the professional education of multidisciplinary mental health practitioners
Australian Psychological Society (APS) Annual Conference, 44th (Darwin, Australia, 30-Sep-2009–04-Oct-2009)
Australian Psychological Society Ltd.
2009
Abstract
There is growing interest in collaborative cross-disciplinary educational models for preparing mental health professionals who work in integrated or multidisciplinary mental health services. The strengths of integrated and multidisciplinary mental health service models may be attributed to their patient-focus as well as to their suitability for managing case complexity. Integrated and multidisciplinary models of primary health service delivery have also been shown to be effective and suitable for delivery of health services in regional and remote rural areas and for Indigenous clients. However, while the mental health professions have started to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams in the clinical context, better ways of working in multidisciplinary teams need to be modelled, learned and shared. The forum includes three short presentations. Firstly, it reports on a current Australian Learning and Teaching funded project, Developing Cross-Disciplinary Leadership Capacity for Enhancing the Professional Education of Multidisciplinary Mental Health Practitioners, which aims to develop effective, collaborative, cross-disciplinary leadership frameworks for university learning and teaching that enhance the preparation of the multidisciplinary mental health workforce in accordance with the Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council National Mental Health Education and Training Advisory Group (AHMAC, 2002) National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce. It then reviews progress directed nationally toward professional development of health practitioners who work in multidisciplinary mental health services and settings. Finally, it looks at progress within the Mental Health Interdisciplinary Network. The Forum provides an opportunity for extended discussion and debate of these initiatives in cross-disciplinary mental health training.
Details
- Title
- Identification of cross-disciplinary capacity for enhancing the professional education of multidisciplinary mental health practitioners
- Authors
- S Morrissey (Author) - Griffith UniversityGraham Davidson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesPrasuna Reddy (Author) - Deakin University
- Conference details
- Australian Psychological Society (APS) Annual Conference, 44th (Darwin, Australia, 30-Sep-2009–04-Oct-2009)
- Publisher
- Australian Psychological Society Ltd.
- Date published
- 2009
- ISBN
- 9780909881412
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449515302621
- Output Type
- Conference presentation
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