Table of contents
- Home
- About Us
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Information for GPs
- Mental health training standards 2023-25: A guide for GPs
- Focussed Psychological Strategies training subsidy
- GP mental health treatment plans
- COVID-19 and mental health in general practice
- GP mental health training and education
- Become a GP provider of FPS
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- GPMHSC how-to guides
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Information for Training Providers
- Mental health training standards 2023-25: A guide for training providers
- FPS Training Provider Grants Program
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Developing and accrediting mental health activities
- What is the process for accrediting MHST/FPS activities with the GPMHSC?
- The new triennium reaccreditation process
- Application submission requirements
- Developing Mental Health Skills Training (MHST)
- Developing Focussed Psychological Strategies Skills Training (FPS ST)
- Developing Mental Health CPD
- Developing FPS CPD
- GPMHSC Quality Assurance Program
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Information for Consumers and Carers
- Mental Health Training and Education
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Resources
- Mental health training standards 2023-25
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Resources for GPs
- Eating Disorder Plan templates
- Mental health training standards 2023–25: A guide for GPs
- Trauma-informed care resource hub
- GP Mental Health Treatment Plan Templates
- Focussed Psychological Strategies (FPS) mentorship program
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Suicide prevention and first aid
- Disclaimer
- Recommended citation
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction - Suicide prevention and first aid
- Early detection of risk – Suicide and the relationship with mental disorders
- Talking about suicide and mental health issues
- Suicide prevention – Risk assessment in general practice
- Suicide prevention – Ongoing care for patients and self-care for GPs
- Suicide prevention and first aid resource tool kit
- After suicide
- Communication between medical and mental health professionals
- Telepartnerships in mental health
- Working with the Stepped Care Model
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – Mental health education and training
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS)
- Tips for seeing your GP – consumer resource
- External resources for GPs
- Mental health MBS item number descriptors and rebates
-
Resources for training providers
- Mental health training standards 2023–25: A guide for training providers
- Training provider information videos
- Mental health treatment plans – a consumer’s perspective
- Beyondblue resource
- Education for GPs providing care for patients at risk of suicide
- Education for GPs providing mental health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Education for GPs providing mental health care for refugee populations
- Education for GPs providing mental health care for rural and remote populations
- Seeking a consumer and carer representative in mental health
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Delivering mental health care in general practice: Implications for practice and policy
- Contact Us
- Trauma-informed care resource hub
- Home
- About Us
-
Information for GPs
- Mental health training standards 2023-25: A guide for GPs
- Focussed Psychological Strategies training subsidy
- GP mental health treatment plans
- COVID-19 and mental health in general practice
- GP mental health training and education
- Become a GP provider of FPS
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- GPMHSC how-to guides
-
Information for Training Providers
- Mental health training standards 2023-25: A guide for training providers
- FPS Training Provider Grants Program
-
Developing and accrediting mental health activities
- What is the process for accrediting MHST/FPS activities with the GPMHSC?
- The new triennium reaccreditation process
- Application submission requirements
- Developing Mental Health Skills Training (MHST)
- Developing Focussed Psychological Strategies Skills Training (FPS ST)
- Developing Mental Health CPD
- Developing FPS CPD
- GPMHSC Quality Assurance Program
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Information for Consumers and Carers
- Mental Health Training and Education
-
Resources
- Mental health training standards 2023-25
-
Resources for GPs
- Eating Disorder Plan templates
- Mental health training standards 2023–25: A guide for GPs
- Trauma-informed care resource hub
- GP Mental Health Treatment Plan Templates
- Focussed Psychological Strategies (FPS) mentorship program
-
Suicide prevention and first aid
- Disclaimer
- Recommended citation
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction - Suicide prevention and first aid
- Early detection of risk – Suicide and the relationship with mental disorders
- Talking about suicide and mental health issues
- Suicide prevention – Risk assessment in general practice
- Suicide prevention – Ongoing care for patients and self-care for GPs
- Suicide prevention and first aid resource tool kit
- After suicide
- Communication between medical and mental health professionals
- Telepartnerships in mental health
- Working with the Stepped Care Model
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – Mental health education and training
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS)
- Tips for seeing your GP – consumer resource
- External resources for GPs
- Mental health MBS item number descriptors and rebates
-
Resources for training providers
- Mental health training standards 2023–25: A guide for training providers
- Training provider information videos
- Mental health treatment plans – a consumer’s perspective
- Beyondblue resource
- Education for GPs providing care for patients at risk of suicide
- Education for GPs providing mental health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Education for GPs providing mental health care for refugee populations
- Education for GPs providing mental health care for rural and remote populations
- Seeking a consumer and carer representative in mental health
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Delivering mental health care in general practice: Implications for practice and policy
- Contact Us
- Trauma-informed care resource hub
Part A
Introduction to this guide and overview of GP mental health training framework
The purpose of this document
This document is for GPs who wish to find out about:
- the training that is required to gain and maintain access to specific Medicare Benefit Schedule (MBS) items related to mental health consultations
- continuing professional development (CPD) in mental health that the GPMHSC recommends, to ensure skills and knowledge in mental health are up to date and broad-ranging.