A model for consultation with Aboriginal stakeholders about young people's mental health and wellbeing: the NSW School-Link Training Program.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this paper is to describe a model for consultation with Aboriginal stakeholders used in the development of a training course, by the NSW Institute of Psychiatry, about young people's mental health and wellbeing. Historical, social and political factors contribute to the elevated rates of mental distress and disorder experienced by many Aboriginal young people. However, these young people often do not receive the help they need. Knowledge, skills and attitudes of clinicians are associated with the uptake of services. Therefore, a training course for clinicians was developed utilizing a detailed consultation process with Aboriginal stakeholders.


CONCLUSIONS
The course was delivered as part of an ongoing comprehensive interagency training program for 2000 clinicians. The course was positively evaluated by participants and stakeholders, suggesting that the course development, including the consultation process with Aboriginal stakeholders, was effective in meeting participant and stakeholder needs. Agencies may be interested in the application of this model to consultation processes with Aboriginal communities and with other populations.
Hillin
Anthony
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NSW Institute of Psychiatry, Parramatta, NSW, Australia. anthony.hillin@nswiop.nsw.edu.au
McAlpine
Rob
R
Bennett
Bindi
B
Brideson
Tom
T
Worral
Vanessa
V
Montague
Ros
R
D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001315:Australia; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult