Taking a team approach to managing children’s mental health in general practice

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Released 25/10/20

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Emerging Minds Podcast

Taking a team approach to managing children’s mental health in general practice

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This episode is part of our upcoming e-learning course, A GP Framework for Child Mental Health Assessment.

How can GPs use a team-based approach to support children’s mental health? Dr Matthew Ruhl joins us this episode to discuss what collaboration and a team approach look like in the management of children’s mental health. Matt is a GP from Queensland who has a special interest in mental health, addiction, and sexual health. Since August 2019 he has been the acting clinical lead for Kobi House, a sexual health clinic in Toowoomba.

In this episode, Matt shares his insights around collaborating with the other people in a child’s life, including the family, school, and other health professionals, as part of a team-based approach to managing children’s mental health.

In this episode you will learn:

The GP’s role in management of a child following a child mental health assessment [1:09]
Who are the key team members/stakeholders in a child’s life? [5:31]
How GPs can work with the team and what can get in the way of doing this work [6:37]
The role of the GP in referring children as part of the Better Access pathway [10:13]
How GPs can work with schools in a more collaborative way [16:30]
Advice and guidance to help GPs overcome challenges [18:40]