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
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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 B
An overview of mental health training accredited by the GPMHSC
The GPMHSC accredits activities under two broad categories:
- skills training activities
- continuing professional development (CPD) activities.
Skills training activities
Definition
The specific knowledge, abilities, skills and attitudes required to access, manage and provide ongoing mental healthcare in general practice, either through preparing high quality GPMHTPs and/or providing FPS.
– The GPMHSC
Types of skills training
There are two types of skills training activities accredited by the GPMHSC:
- Mental Health Skills Training (MHST) (also referred to as Level 1)
- Focussed Psychological Strategies Skills Training (FPS ST) (also referred to as Level 2).
Continuing professional development activities
Definition
The means by which members of the profession maintain, improve, and broaden their knowledge, expertise and competence, and develop the personal qualities required in their professional lives.4
– The Medical Board of Australia
Types of CPD
There are two types of CPD activities accredited by the GPMHSC:
- Mental Health CPD (MH CPD)
- Focussed Psychological Strategies CPD (FPS CPD).
Earning CPD points
When you complete any mental health training and education that is accredited by the GPMHSC, you can also accrue RACGP Quality Improvement and Continuing Professional Development (QI&CPD) and/or ACRRM Professional Development Program (PDP) points.
This includes for:
- MHST
- FPS ST
- MH CPD
- FPS CPD.
Overview
Table 3. Overview of each type of mental health training accredited by the GPMHSC
Your mental health training options
As shown in Figure 1, you have several options to choose from when you undertake mental health training:
- To begin your mental health training, you complete MHST (Level 1).
- This has two pathways and you can choose the one most suited to your needs and situation.
- The Primary Pathway is usually completed by general practice registrars and other doctors entering Australian general practice.
- The Modular Pathway is usually completed by more experienced GPs and GPs who have an interest in mental health. 12 Mental health training standards 2017–19
- After completing MHST (Level 1), you:
- are able to claim MBS items 2715 and 2717
- are encouraged to complete MH CPD
- can complete FPS ST in order to be registered to deliver FPS.
- To begin FPS ST, you need to have previously completed MHST.
- After completing FPS ST:
- you are able to claim MBS items 2721, 2723, 2725 and 2727
- you must complete at least one FPS CPD in each subsequent triennium in order to maintain your FPS registration
- are encouraged to complete MH CPD at any time.
References
- Medical Board of Australia. Mandatory registration standards. Melbourne:MBA, 2016. Available at www.medicalboard.gov.au/registration-standards.aspx [Accessed 25 July 2016].