Aboriginal mental health worker training program manual

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Resources The Implementation Review , conducted one year after the Program commenced, was published in January The guide is undergoing review, as at October Supporting Resources will be progressively updated as required.

A fidelity assessor piloted the tool. This online facilitator's training manual describes training sessions, developed within the Orygen Youth Health Clinical Program, that have enabled family peer support workers to work alongside mental health clinicians in order to meet the needs of family members.

Clinicians Front-Line Workers Resources for Clinicians Front-line Workforces Clinicians, including psychologists, psychiatrists, emergency medicine specialists, GPs and nurses, have important roles to play in supporting the mental health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and in preventing suicide.

Other front-line workers who provide. This page manual has been produced to provide Aboriginal mental health workers with culturally appropriate information on addressing mental health and mental illness in the Aboriginal population. The specific topics covered in the manual include. Free continuing education is available. Taking care of your mental health is equally as important as taking care of your physical health.