Post-basic, multi-disciplinary training for child and adolescent forensic mental health workers

Infant Observation is a valuable training experience for workers in child and adolescent mental health, helping both to conceive the infantile experience of the children under their care, and to understand the parents' accounts of a child's history. It is an experience that gives trainees a unique opportunity to observe the development of an infant, systematically and practically from birth, in the child's natural setting, thus facilitating the acquisition of a meaningful understanding of how human relationships emerge and develop. Infant Observation gives the trainee a clear focus on the baby and his family, whilst remaining as a participant observer, and spontaneously encouraging problem-free talk.

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Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge Change in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Workers Following AOD Screening and Brief Intervention Training

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction ◽

10.1007/s11469-012-9414-1 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 232-246 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Grant Christie ◽

Stella Black ◽

Lucy Dunbar ◽

Justin Pulford ◽

Amanda Wheeler

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Brief Intervention ◽

Health Workers ◽

Adolescent Mental Health ◽

Child And Adolescent ◽

Mental Health Workers ◽

Screening And Brief Intervention ◽

Intervention Training ◽

Knowledge Change

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An Introduction To The Internet For Child And Adolescent Mental Health Workers

Southern African Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health ◽

10.1080/16826108.1997.9632491 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 57-65

Author(s):

A. J. Flisher

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Workers ◽

Adolescent Mental Health ◽

Child And Adolescent ◽

Mental Health Workers ◽

The Internet

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Evaluating satisfaction with a child and adolescent psychological telemedicine outreach service

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare ◽

10.1258/1357633011937074 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 7 (2_suppl) ◽

pp. 35-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

Heidi Kopel ◽

Kenneth Nunn ◽

David Dossetor

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Rural Communities ◽

Health Workers ◽

Good Method ◽

Child And Adolescent ◽

Child And Adolescent Psychiatry ◽

Rural Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Workers ◽

South Wales ◽

Child Psychiatrists

A child and adolescent telepsychiatry service in rural New South Wales was evaluated. Part of the evaluation was to assess whether rural mental health workers and patients were satisfied with the videoconferencing services provided by child psychiatrists from the Children's Hospital at Westmead. During a 12-month study, information was collected using questionnaires on a total of 136 new patients who had been interviewed via videoconferencing. Satisfaction questionnaires were completed by 100 rural mental health workers, and 82 patients and their families/carers. Questionnaires about satisfaction with the technology were completed by 136 child psychiatrists, 101 rural mental health workers and 79 patients. Patients and their families/carers, as well as rural clinicians, expressed high overall satisfaction with the telepsychiatry service. The evaluation suggested that videoconferencing is a good method of providing child and adolescent psychiatry services to remote and rural communities.

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