Education program

Presenter: Thea

Projects in progress

Projects Staff

1 IDMH e-Learning Thea, Susan, Liz

2 UNSW medicine Phase 1 lecture Thea, Julian

3 UNSW medicine Phase 1 tutorial Thea

4 UNSW medicine Phase 3 lecture Liz

5 IDMH workshops & survey Thea

Objectives Goal To improve mental

health outcomes for people with an ID by

enhancing the knowledge, skills,

confidence & attitudes of relevant

stakeholders

To deliver structured education which is relevant, comprehensive, evidence-based, peer-reviewed, accessible and user-friendly

To deliver education tailored to distinct stakeholder groups: health professionals; disability professionals; families/carers; people with an ID

To raise the profile and increase the visibility of people with an ID

To support positive relationships and collaboration between stakeholder groups

IDMH e-learning www.idehealtheducation.edu.au

Objectives Goal To improve health

outcomes for people with an ID by

improving knowledge, skills and attitudes of

Australia’s future doctors

To deliver educational material that is engaging, accessible and authoritative

To deliver educational material that maximises the amount of learning within a small proportion of curriculum space

To integrate individual and carer perspectives with the medical perspective

UNSW medicine – lectures and tutorial

Objectives Goal

To improve local mental health

clinicians’ attitudes, knowledge, skills and confidence in IDMH

To formally assess local mental health staff attitudes, knowledge, skills and confidence re IDMH

To deliver a series of face-to-face workshops to local clinicians

To publish peer-reviewed journal articles reporting on project findings and processes

IDMH workshops & survey

Education-related resources Resource Description

Video scenario – clinical interview IDMH • Clinical interview of person with an ID demonstrating poor and good practice

Lecture video footage • Various IDMH topics – workshop presentations

• Phase 1 medical lecture • Person with ID – what is ID?

Activities and case studies • Workshop learning aids • Phase 1 Medicine tutorial

PowerPoint slides • IDMH topics (workshop presentations) • Phase 1 & 3 medical lectures

e-Learning site • 8 online modules

Relevant strategic objectives I 1. Improve mental health outcomes for people with an intellectual or developmental disability

1.1 Deliver interventions and education to people with an intellectual or developmental disability and their carers.

1.2 Deliver clinical consultations

1.3 Produce diagnostic tools

1.4 Document the experience of people with an intellectual or developmental disability and their carers.

1.5 Develop clinical services

1.6 Deliver mental health promotion and prevention initiatives

1.7 Build an epidemiological profile of people with an intellectual or developmental disability and mental health issues, including more accurate prevalence statistics

1.8 Investigate specific neuropsychiatric disorders in people with intellectual or developmental disabilities

1.9 Analyse the impact of ageing and dementia in people with an intellectual or developmental disability and identify predictors of healthy ageing

2. Increase the knowledge, skills and confidence of the health workforce to deliver quality care and support to people with an intellectual or developmental disability 2.1 Develop a competency framework for the mental

health workforce.

2.2 Encourage the recruitment of appropriately skilled professionals in health and disability services

2.3 Create authoritative, good quality, accessible education and training resources

2.4 Engage in teaching in intellectual and developmental disability mental health at the undergraduate, postgraduate and community levels

2.5 Analyse the training needs of the health and mental health workforce

Relevant strategic objectives II 3. Promote greater integration between disability and mental health systems and improve access for people with an intellectual or developmental disability 3.1 Analyse current support systems.

3.2 Develop pathways to mental health care.

3.3 Develop frameworks to guide service delivery.

3.4 Foster collaboration and build relationships between agencies.

3.5 Raise awareness of the barriers to mental health service access for people with an intellectual or developmental disability.

3.6 Investigate the health and mental health service needs of people with an intellectual or developmental disability.

3.7 Investigate the health and mental health service use of carers.

4. Highlight the importance of initiatives and funding in intellectual and developmental disability mental health

4.1 Develop policy and legislative advice and recommendations.

4.2 Advocate for the implementation of relevant policies and frameworks.

4.3 Enhance lobbying success using the improved evidence base resulting from our research activity.

4.4 Increase awareness of the health and mental health needs of people with an intellectual or developmental disability.

4.5 Build the evidence base in the field of intellectual and developmental disability mental health, including the collection and collation of accurate epidemiological data and the publication of high quality work in peer-reviewed journals.

Strategic objectives – gaps Strategic objective Projects/resources Gaps 1. Improve mental health outcomes for people with an intellectual or developmental disability.

1.1 Deliver interventions and education to people with an intellectual or developmental disability and their carers. None

1.4 Document the experience of people with an intellectual or developmental disability and their carers. None

1.6 Deliver mental health promotion and prevention initiatives. None

2. Increase the knowledge, skills and confidence of the health workforce to deliver quality care and support to people with an intellectual or developmental disability

2.3 Create authoritative, good quality, accessible education and training resources. • Workshop package & footage • e-Learning website • UNSW med student lectures & tutorial • RANZCP video

2.4 Engage in teaching in intellectual and developmental disability mental health at the undergraduate, postgraduate and community levels.

• Workshop package • UNSW med student lectures & tutorial

2.5 Analyse the training needs of the health and mental health workforce. • IDMH survey

3. Promote greater integration between disability and mental health systems and improve access for people with an intellectual or developmental disability 3.4 Foster collaboration and build relationships between agencies • Workshop package

• e-Learning website

3.5 Raise awareness of the barriers to mental health service access for people with an intellectual or developmental disability.

• IDMH survey • e-Learning website • UNSW med student lectures & tutorial • RANZCP video

4. Highlight the importance of initiatives and funding in intellectual and developmental disability mental health 4.4 Increase awareness of the health and mental health needs of people with an intellectual or developmental

disability. • Workshop package • e-Learning website • UNSW med student lectures & tutorial • RANZCP video

IDMH e-learning – current status & 2014 goals Objective Current status In 2014 Potential expansion

To deliver structured education which is relevant, comprehensive, evidence-based, peer-reviewed, accessible and user-friendly

• Eight modules for health professionals

• Five additional modules (health professionals + carer)

• Implement survey to assess impact

• Funding applications pending • NSW Health • ADHC (disability

professionals)

To deliver education tailored to distinct stakeholder groups: health professionals; disability professionals; families/carers; people with an ID

• Existing modules are tailored to health workers

• One of the five modules above is for carers

• ACI funding early development of carers site

• ADHC application is to fund disability professionals mods

• Modules for people with ID • More modules for carers

To raise the profile/increase the visibility of people with an intellectual disability

• This objective informed design of the site – pictures, visual appeal

• Person-centred approach incorporated into modules

• Application is planned to seek funding to develop the “My Story” section of the site

• “My Story” section

To support positive relationships and collaboration between stakeholder groups

• The multiple funders are showcased, highlighting interagency partnership

• This objective informed the design of the site – housing different stakeholder groups together

• One of the modules in development focuses on positive relationships and collaboration between stakeholder groups

• Fundraising efforts to develop content for other stakeholder groups

1.1 Deliver interventions and education to people with an ID and their carers 1.6 Deliver mental health promotion and prevention initiatives

1.4 Document the experience of people with an ID and their carers

UNSW medicine – current status & 2014 goals Objective Current status In 2014 Potential expansion

To deliver educational material that is engaging, accessible and authoritative

• Two lectures prepared – Phase 1 and Phase 3

• One tutorial prepared – Phase 1

• Two lectures – Phase 1 and Phase 3

• One tutorial – Phase 1

• Phase 3 tutorial in 2015 • Develop lecture package to offer

externally

To deliver educational material that maximises the amount of learning within a small proportion of curriculum space

• Past feedback indicates high interest

• Tutorial is interactive and engaging

• Lectures cover a lot

• Lobby other schools/disciplines for timetable space

• Lobby for more medical timetable space

To integrate individual and carer perspectives with the medical perspective

• Guest lecturers – man with an ID & a carer

1.4 Document the experience of people with an ID and their carers 2.4 Engage in teaching in IDDMH at the undergraduate, postgraduate and community levels 4.4 Increase awareness of the health and mental health needs of people with an IDD

2.4 Engage in teaching … at the undergraduate, postgraduate and community levels 3.4 Foster collaboration and build relationships between agencies 4.4 Increase awareness of the health and mental health needs of people with an IDD

IDMH workshops & survey – status and 2014 goals

Objective Current status In 2014 Potential expansion To formally assess local mental health staff attitudes, knowledge, skills and confidence re IDMH

• 222 staff surveyed • Results presented at

conferences

• Journal article reporting on results in development

To deliver a series of face-to-face workshops to local clinicians

• 4 x 2-day workshop-series delivered

• Workshop footage used in e-learning

• Workshop used as platform for e-learning development

• Journal article reporting on process and impact as an intervention in progress

To publish peer-reviewed journal articles reporting on project findings and processes

• In progress • Journal articles tbc in 2014