Search Results for "care plan"
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Resource summary
What is infant mental health, why is it important, and how can it be supported? – Quick summary
Dr Kristel Alla and Dr Trina Hinkley (AIFS)All infants experience mental health, and infancy is a critical time for children to build strong confidence and security in their environment, so that they can develop positive emotional, social, physical and mental health. This quick summary produced by Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) aim to raise awareness in practitioners who work with infants and/or their caregivers and ways to support parents and caregivers when early signs of problems appear if their infant is struggling with their mental health. -
Webinar
A biopsychosocial approach to supporting child mental health
Emerging Minds and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)This webinar explores the features of a biopsychosocial formulation with children aged 5-12, its importance in supporting child mental health and its contribution to mental health treatment planning. -
Practice paper
Complex trauma through a trauma-informed lens: Supporting the wellbeing of infants and young children
Michele Hervatin, Parenting Research CentreThis resource introduces complex trauma and trauma-informed care, including their importance in supporting the wellbeing and mental health of infants and young children. It explores the possible effects of complex trauma in early childhood (i.e. birth through to five years), and aims to support professionals to use a ‘whole-child’ approach that considers how early life experiences (including trauma) may shape development and behaviour. -
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Honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices in healing family violence
Dana Shen, Rosie Schellen and Daniel MossStrategies to end violence will not work if they are imposed on the community, therefore any intervention must be Community led, developed and driven. This framework by Dana Shen, Rosie Schellen and Dan Moss aims to assist practitioners in mainstream services to develop their confidence in asking child-focused, culturally-sensitive questions in their role in providing safety for children whose parents experience family violence. -
Short article
Children’s experiences of family violence
Dana Shen, Rosie Schellen and Daniel MossExposure to family violence and traumatic events has long-lasting effects. Children’s brains and bodies are malleable, making trauma faster to manifest, affecting the way children react and relate to others and their physical environment. This fact sheet adapted from Tucci et. al. provides information about the effects of family violence on a child’s social and emotional wellbeing, and ways that interventions can play a role in healing. -
Webinar
Supporting children who have experienced trauma – interactive online session
Emerging MindsThe first in our series of interactive online sessions featured Kate Headley, Speech Pathologist, Links Trauma Healing Service and Dan Moss, Workforce Development Manager, Emerging Minds, who discussed our e-learning course, Supporting children who have experienced trauma. -
Short article
While you wait: Suggestions for service providers to support children and their families who are on waiting lists
Susanne ProsserService providers will often need to refer families and children to other services for specialist assessment or care. Unfortunately, waiting lists for these services are quite common, which can cause further stress for families as they continue to deal with the status quo. This short article was inspired by research into barriers and facilitators to early childhood mental health pathways in the Barwon region in southwest Victoria, with one of the barriers identified as long wait times for appointments, and the following practices were suggested by professionals interviewed for this research. -
Short article
It takes a village: Understanding the drivers that facilitate interagency collaboration for improved mental health outcomes for children aged 0–12
Susanne ProsserThis short article explores research conducted from May 2019 which investigated the barriers and facilitators to mental health care pathways in the early childhood mental health sector, with the aim of better understanding the behaviours and systems that underpin service co-ordination across sectors. -
Practice paper
Child-focused practice in social work: Beginning the naming journey when family and domestic violence is present
Dan Moss, Mia Mandara and Sarah WendtFlinders Social Work Innovation Research Living Space (SWIRLS) conducted a literature review which highlighted the need for specific child-focused skills for engagement with parents affected by FDV as part of undergraduate social work teaching. This follows contemporary research highlighting the prevalence of parents and children who are affected by violence presenting to generalist services. This paper is the first in a series co-authored by Emerging Minds: National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health and SWIRLS, examining social work skills, understandings and competencies crucial for child-focused conversations with parents affected by FDV. -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: January 2021
Prepared by AIFSThis January research summary provides a selection of recently released papers, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses related to infant and child mental health. Each summary includes an introductory overview of the content for that month, followed by a list of selected articles. Each article is accompanied by a brief synopsis which presents the key messages and highlights. Links to abstracts, full-text articles and related resources, where available, are provided. -
Short article
How many parents of children attending child and adolescent mental health services experience mental illness themselves?
Tim Campbell, Andrea Reupert, Keith Sutton, Soumya Basu, Gavin Davidson, Christel Middeldorp, Michael Naughton, and Darryl MayberyResearch has found that around 14% of children in Australia and 10–20% of children globally experience mental health difficulties. Previous research has suggested that parental mental health is an important determinant of how children engage with, and respond to, treatment in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). This short article looks at a study which investigated the prevalence of parental mental illness in CAMHS, and the ways in which CAMHS and child and adolescent mental health practitioners can support children, parents and families in these circumstances. -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: November 2020
Prepared by AIFSThis November research summary provides a selection of recently released papers, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses related to infant and child mental health. Each summary includes an introductory overview of the content for that month, followed by a list of selected articles. Each article is accompanied by a brief synopsis which presents the key messages and highlights. Links to abstracts, full-text articles and related resources, where available, are provided.