Mental health
Find mental health training near you
This page lists mental health training activities that have been accredited by the GPMHSC.
Please note that this is not a complete list of accredited activities that may be available in your area. Only the courses that training providers have given permission to the GPMHSC to publish are listed on this page.
If you wish to have your course details added here please contact the GPMHSC on 03 8699 0554 or email: gpmhsc@racgp.org.au.
This page was last updated on 23 May 2012 and it will be regularly updated once courses receive GPMHSC accreditation. If dates of upcoming courses are not listed please contact the providers.
Courses listed on this page are categorised into:
Mental health skills training (MHST)
Mental health skills training (MHST) &
Focussed psychological strategies skills training (FPS skills training)
Focussed psychological strategies skills training (FPS ST)
Focussed psychological strategies continuing professional
development (FPS CPD)
Courses are identified as either face to face or online.
Completion of MHST will enable GPs to become eligible to use MBS Items 2715 and 2717 for mental health treatment plans.
FACE TO FACE
NATIONAL
Australian General Practice Network
Mind the gap: managing physical and mental health
comorbidities
Contact: Carol Vickers, 02 6228 0823,
cvickers@agpn.com.au
Please note that this activity will be delivered through
participating Divisions of General Practice.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Black Dog Institute
Perinatal in Practice
Contact: Katie Denton, 02 9382 8518 ,
k.denton@blackdog.org.au
Course dates: Sat 2nd June 2012
please check the following website for more information: www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/healthprofessionals/gps/coursedatesregistration.cfm
Black Dog Institute
Dealing with Depression
Course Location: Black Dog Institute,
Hospital Road , POW Hospital , Randwick , NSW 2031.
Contact: Katie Denton, 02 9382 8518, k.denton@blackdog.org.au
Course dates: Sat 21st Jul 2012
please check the following website for more information: www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/healthprofessionals/gps/coursedatesregistration.cfm
Black Dog Institute
Dealing with Adolescent Depression
Contact: Katie Denton, 02 9382 8518,
k.denton@blackdog.org.au
Course dates: Sat 23rd June 2012
please check the following website for more information: www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/healthprofessionals/gps/coursedatesregistration.cfm
Australian Doctor Education
Assessment and management of mental health patients in
general practice
Contact: Heather Lawson, 02 94222791,
heather.lawson@reedbusiness.com.au
Australian Doctor Education
Managing anxiety disorders in General
Practice
Contact: Heather Lawson, 02 94222791, heather.lawson@reedbusiness.com.au
NSW Institute of Psychiatry
Cross Cultural Mental Health Care in General
Practice
Contact: Matt Campagna, 02 9840 3833 matt.campagna@nswiop.nsw.edu.au
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Division of Mental Health, Children, Youth and Women's Health
Service
“Headstart” – Child & Adolescent Mental Health for
GPs
Contact: Jane Haley, 0408 420243, jane.haley@health.sa.gov.au
CM Consulting
Mental Health Skills Training: Managing Anxiety in
Primary Care
Contact: Melissa Opolski , 08 8431 8091, melissa.opolski@gmail.com
QUEENSLAND
General Practice Queensland
Takeaway Mental Health: Activate Mind and Body Mental
Health Skills Training Package
Contact: Jenny Shaw, 07 3105 8300, jshaw@gpqld.com.au
Nuts and Bolts of Psychiatry
Nuts and Bolts of Psychiatry
Contact: Dr Basil Buntting, 07 5522 0974, basilbuntting@gmail.com
VICTORIA
Lifeblood
Brain Matters: Depression Education program
Contact: Sarah Pratt, 03 9804 0777,
sarah.pratt@lifeblood.com.au
Dandenong Casey General Practice Association
Mental health Skills Training 2011
Contact: Lisa Shore, 03 8792 1900, ashore@dcgpa.com.au
ONLINE
Genesis Ed
Anxiety Across the Ages and Stages of Life
Contact: Amy Oudsen, Accreditation officer, 02
8014 6050, amy@genesised.com.au
Website: www.thinkgp.com.au
Genesis Ed
Beyond babyblues: Detecting and managing perinatal
mental
health disorders in primary care
Contact: Amy Oudsen, Accreditation
officer, 02 8014 6050, amy@genesised.com.au
Website: www.thinkgp.com.au
Australian General Practice Network
Mind the gap: managing physical and mental health
comorbidities
Contact: Carol Vickers, 02 6228 0823, cvickers@agpn.com.au
To register for the online Mind the Gap ALM participants need to
create username and login details via: http://elearning.agpn.com.au
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
Mental Health Disorders Package for Rural
Practice
Contact: Karen Ward,07 3105 8200, k.ward@acrrm.org.au
Website: www.acrrm.org.au
These courses incorporate both MHST & FPS ST. On completion of the full course, GPs become eligible to use MBS Items 2715 and 2717 for mental health treatment plans & become registered GP providers of FPS. Registered GP providers of FPS are eligible to claim MBS Item numbers 2721, 2723, 2725 and 2727.
NEW SOUTH WALES
The College of Medical Hypnosis
Clinical Course in CBT, hypnosis, relaxation, guided
imagery,
stress management & counselling
Contact: Linda Hope, 029688 2300, info@mindperformance.com
Course details:
Sydney: Nov 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and Dec 1
Melbourne: May 28, 29, 30, 31 and Jun 1, 2
Brisbane: Sept 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Completion of FPS skills training will enable GPs to become registered providers of MBS Item numbers 2721, 2723, 2725 and 2727 For more information on FPS click here.
FACE TO FACE
NEW SOUTH WALES
Black Dog Institute
ABC of CBT: skills for GPs
Contact: Katie Denton, 02 9382 8518, k.denton@blackdog.org.au
Course dates: Three days:
11th Aug, 25th Aug, 8th Sept 2012
Course venue: Black Dog Institute, Hospital Rd,
Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick NSW 2031
Please check the Black Dog Institute web site for
further mental health course details.
The New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry
Mental health management in general practice
Course location: New South Wales
Institute of Psychiatry, 5 Fleet Street North Parramatta , NSW
2151
Contact: Natalie Healey, 02 9840 3833, Natalie.healey@nswiop.nsw.edu.au
QUEENSLAND
Amicus Medical Chambers
Focused Psychological Strategies Cognitive Behaviour
Therapy
Contact: Glenys Ross, 07 3832 3332, reception@amicusmedical.com.au
General Practice Queensland
A Fresh Approach to FPS
Contact: Leah Flitcroft, 07 3105 8300, lflitcroft@gpqld.com.au
Course details
Cairns: Sat 26th May 8am - 7pm; Sun
27th May 2012 8am - 7pm
Location: The Sebel, Cairns
Brisbane: Fri 22nd June 5.30pm - 9pm; Sat
23rd June 2012 8am - 5.30pm
Location: Christie Corporate Centre
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
CM Consulting Pty Ltd
Advanced Management of Anxiety Disorders in Primary
Care
Contact: Melissa Opolski, 08 8431 8091, melissa.opolski@gmail.com
CM Consulting Pty Ltd
Introduction to Interpersonal
Psychotherapy
Contact: Melissa Opolski, 08 8431 8091, melissa.opolski@gmail.com
Health First Network
Distress, Disputes, Drought and Despair: Practical
strategies for busy GPs
Contact: Emma Rosie, 08 8404 3499,
emma.rosie@healthfirst.org.au
Course dates: Fri 1st June 6pm – 9pm; Sat 2nd June
8am – 6.30pm; Sun 3rd June 2012 8am – 6.30pm
Location: Clare Country Club, White Hut Road, Clare
SA
VICTORIA
Lifeblood
SPHERE Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Strategies for
General Practitioners
Contact: Christina Koniaras, 03 9804 0777, Christina.koniaras@lifeblood.com.au
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
RACGP WA Faculty
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Counselling Skills for
GPs
Contact: Sandra Mckernan, 08 9489 9555, sandra.mckernan@racgp.org.au
Completion of FPS CPD is required every triennium, following the triennium GPs were registered with Medicare Australia as a GP provider of FPS, to maintain registration.
QUEENSLAND
General Practice Queensland
Skills for Psychological Recovery
Contact: Cathy Beck, 07 3105 8300, cbeck@gpqld.com.au
Please check the RACGP QI&CPD webpage for Category 1 40 Point CPD Activities: http://qicpd.racgp.org.au/gps/activities/cat1