Piloting online training in the Pacific-Ophelia project for child and adolescent mental health.

Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: Australia NLM ID: 101506757 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1758-5872 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17585864 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Asia Pac Psychiatry Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2012- : Richmond, Vic. : Wiley
Original Publication: Richmond, Vic. : Blackwell Publishing Asia, 2009-

Mental Health Services* ; Psychiatry*; Adolescent ; Australia ; Capacity Building ; Child ; Humans ; Mental Health

Introduction: In June 2020, St Vincent's Mental Health, Fiji National University, and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry collaborated to deliver online, specialized child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) training to Pacific-based healthcare workers. This accompanying research aimed to understand the telehealth model and structures that would sustain an engaged community of practice and support the development of professional networks across the Pacific.
Method: Quantitative and qualitative feedback was analyzed to understand participation and self-rated measures of skills, knowledge, and confidence in providing health care for children and young people, as well as experiences of training, including access, engagement, and applicability of the initiative to the Pacific Islands health care organizations.
Results: Ophelia Training was able to meet the stated learning objectives. The data from all stakeholders identifies the value of a telehealth initiative incorporating training, technical assistance, knowledge networks, and professional coaching as a capacity building approach.
Conclusion: This program offers an integration of research and practice. This regional approach to understanding telehealth capacity for Pacific Island mental health services is valuable for informing decision-making with respect to clinical care, management, workforce training and policy. It also provided an opportunity to improve health inequalities, by improving access to CAMH training via telehealth.
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Keywords: CAMH; Pacific; global; online; training

Date Created: 20220217 Date Completed: 20220429 Latest Revision: 20220429

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10.1111/appy.12510

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