Mental Health Nursing - Our training, education and development activities
Therapeutic engagement with mental health consumers
This course is designed to refine and further develop therapeutic interpersonal skills of mental health staff working in any clinical setting of SESLHD. The focal point of the course will be a recovery model of mental health care that requires high levels of consumer engagement and collaborative care planning. This focus is in keeping with contemporary mental health care.
Presenter: Professor Jane Stein-Parbury
Length: 15 hours training over two days
Dates: 28 & 29 May 2012
Who should take this course?
This course is aimed at mental health clinicians who would like to enhance their therapeutic engagement skills. It is suitable for new graduate clinicians and more experienced staff depending on the course level indicated.
Preceptorship
A preceptor is a supportive role model to a new staff member, a preceptor is not expected to provide clinical supervision. Preceptorship can be thought of as mentoring. This course is designed to educate prospective preceptors on those issues which are of importance to new staff. The course structure includes information on the role of the preceptor, the use of appropriate teaching methods, workplace assessment, communication and interpersonal skills and skills in effective feedback.
At the completion of this training participants are expected to take on roles as preceptors to new staff, to aid in the new staff members transition into the unit.
Trainers: Profesor Jane Stein-ParburyDescription of Training
Length: 1 day workshop
Dates: Course dates have been arranged for 2012
Who should take this course?
This course is aimed at nurses wanting to precept new graduate nurse and students within the mental health setting.
Transition Support Program (TSP)
There is close collaboration between the Professorial Unit and each of the sectors in SESLHD.
The program has been designed to assist nurses new to mental health, including those who are newly graduated and those with experience in clinical settings other than mental health. In previous years participants did their mandatory training with all clinicians. The focus in 2012 is for participants to complete part of this training in one group. This will provide an environment appropriate to their stage of learning. In addition, participants join all other clinicians for these mandatory training programs:
- Interpersonal Management of Aggression
- Sexual safety in In-patient Units
- Domestic Violence Screening Tool
- Child Protection
Trainers: Professor Jane Stein-Parbury and Mr Ker DCarlo
Length: Ten full days of study are scheduled throughout the year with additional take-home assessments completed by graduates throughout the year.
The Program has been revised for 2012.
