Contractor Support
APMHA provides it’s workforce with:
- Templates, guidelines, resources, and recommendations to support staff working in current APMHA contracted services.
- Support and software packages for mental health referrers to ensure PHN mental health pathways work seamlessly and effectively.
- Regular sector updates (e.g. Medicare changes, COVID-19 and natural disaster response, program developments and future opportunities, etc.) to ensure important updates are brought to your attention.
- Education/CPD/information webinars to increase the workforce capacity to meet the ever changing needs of our communities.
- Affordable and accessible supervision services for clinicians needing clinical or peer supervision.
- Locum services through private or employed arrangements to ensure your clients are supported if you suddenly are unable to work.
- Access to a variety of funding streams
Targeted Support
COVID-19 Webinars
APMHA is providing regular webinars to our workforce during COVID-19. More information below:
Webinar Group Information
APMHA Clinicians are sent a link to this two days prior to each meeting.
For further information, please contact admin@apmha.com.au.
Supervision
We recognise the importance of supervision for professional development and believe, with effective supervision, the process can be positively transformative for the supervisee, the client and, where relevant, the organisation. More information below:
Supervision Group Information
We offer three options for clinical supervision:
Option one: Direct one to one supervision (phone, Skype or face to face)
Option two: Face to face, onsite group supervision
Option three: Collegial group supervision via webinar
If you would like to join one of these Supervision sessions, please email education@apmhahealthcare.com.au.
Resources for Contracted Clinicians
The following documents are for APMHA’s employees and sub-contractors currently working in PHN Programs.
Key Service Delivery Templates / Documents
Program Guidelines, Service Delivery Manuals & User Guides
Key Policy and Reform
The Commonwealth Government response to Contributing Live, Thriving Communities – Review of Mental Health Programmes and Service (2015).
Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006.
Victorian Charter of Human Rights 2006.
Medicare Benefits Schedule for 2018.
National Standards for Mental Health Services 2010
National Standards for Mental Health Workforce 2013
Better outcomes for people with Chronic and Complex Health conditions 2015
Workplace Health and Safety
Other Helpful Websites
Mental Health in Multicultural Australia
NACCHO Aboriginal Community Support
National Eating Disorders Collaboration
The Victorian Centre of Excellence in Eating Disorders (CEED) is the state-wide program for those with eating disorders and their families. CEED offers a range of training opportunities for professionals.
Black Dog Institute provides health professional education in mental health.
BeyondBlue provides research, tools and resources to health professionals.
Headspace provides free accredited online modules for working with young people.
Network MindOUT supports the professional development of the mental health to support inclusive and accessible services to LGBTI people and communities.
BlueKnot provides resources, CPD and more for clinicians working with complex trauma.
MindSpot Clinic provides online assessment and treatment for adults with anxiety and depression.
Children of Parent’s with a Mental Illness – resources and CPD for health professionals.
E-Mental Health in Practice (eMHPrac) provides a list of e-Mental Health services and activities for clients.
Head to Health find Australian mental health resources here.
