Psychosis

This module will introduce you to the background, rationale and models of psychological intervention for working with young people with early psychosis.

This module expands on content covered in Psychological interventions: part I and focuses on interventions for the treatment of common co-occurring conditions in early psychosis such as depression and anxiety.

This module addresses issues in functional recovery in early psychosis. It is suitable for youth mental health workers interested in approaches to enhancing functional recovery in young people with early psychosis.

This module will assist non-medical clinicians to develop the necessary skills so that treatment is delivered competently and confidently. Participants will gain a working knowledge of the medical interventions that may be prescribed to young people who access early psychosis services.

This module gives clinicians an exploration of the assessment and treatment of young people experiencing early psychosis and co-occurring borderline personality disorder (BPD). The principles and models of early intervention in BPD and early psychosis work are discussed, along with the key challenges that clinicians and services can face. There is an exploration of ways to work effectively with young people experiencing co-occurring early psychosis and BPD.

This module aims to help clinicians gain further understanding of why and how young people may present in crisis. It will present key considerations for responding to young people in crisis, and identify and differentiate between various types of risks common to young people presenting in crisis. You will be introduced to a comprehensive framework for assessing and formulating risk and gain experience applying a practical crisis response model for young people experiencing early psychosis.

This module explores the principles of case management as they apply in early psychosis. It contains numerous self-evaluation tasks, clinical examples, and practice recommendations. There is a focus on relevant issues in case management and emerging themes in the literature.

This module introduces the background, practical considerations and models for understanding and working with young people with co-occurring substance use and early psychosis. It will cover interventions such as psychoeducation, harm reduction, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioural interventions and relapse planning and prevention.

This module focuses on the common physical and sexual health issues in young people experiencing early psychosis and the interventions used to address them. Knowledge of these interventions is then applied to clinical case scenarios.

This module has been designed for people who work in secondary and tertiary education and primary care including community health settings who provide support to young First Nations people.