Familiarisation Training
What IS Familiarisation Training?
The Familiarisation Training is the 'business case' training and aims to familiarise GPs with each of the key components of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care Initiative including:
Step Mental Health Process - a Service Incentive Payment (SIP) is provided to encourage effective management of mental health problems by GPs through a 3 Step Mental Health Process that includes an assessment, a mental health plan and a review.
Education and Training for GPs - to familiarise GPs with the initiative and to increase the mental health skills of GPs.
Focussed Psychological Strategies - to encourage appropriately trained GPs to provide evidence based focussed psychological strategies (FPS) through the provision of Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) rebates.
Access to Allied Psychological Services - to enable GPs to access psychological and other allied health services to support their patients with mental health disorders; and
Access to Psychiatrist Support - to better enable psychiatrists and GPs to participate in case conferencing and for psychiatrists to provide timely patient management advice.
GPs are required to complete the two hour Familiarisation Training Program to register with the initiative. To access Familiarisation Training contact your local Division of General Practice or the State Based Office in your State or Territory or complete the Self-Directed Familiarisation Training (See link to Resources for GP's).
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