GPs: are you interested in becoming an accredited Focused Psychological Strategies provider for children five to 12 years?

Expressions of interest are invited from general practitioners located in the NWMPHN catchment to train to deliver focused psychological strategies (FPS) for children aged 5 to 12 presenting with a variety of mental health difficulties.

FPS draws on skills such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and motivational interviewing. It equips GPs to provide necessary interim supports to children and their families while they wait for specialist care. FPS can also be used for stand-alone interventions when referral to specialist services is not warranted.

The training is for GPs who have already completed level one mental health skills training (MHST), through a General Practice Mental Health Standards Collaboration (GPMHSC)-accredited provider.

We are particularly interested in hearing from applicants from the LGAs of Hume, Brimbank and Wyndham.

Incentive payments of up to $7,600 (ex. GST) per general practitioner are available.

Documents

• Expression of interest (.pdf)
• Attachment 1 – Terms of agreement (.pdf)
• Attachment 2 – Details of online modules (.pdf)
• Attachment 3 – Application form (.docx)

Please direct all queries to education@nwmphn.org.au with ‘EOI Emerging Minds training’ as the subject.