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Mental health training standards 2023–25


The Mental health training standards 2023–25: a guide for training providers is a document for training providers wishing to find out about:

This guide may also be useful for regional training providers who are interested in developing and integrating GPMHSC-accredited mental health courses as part of general practice registrar training.
 

Changes from the previous edition


This edition is shorter and provides clearer and more concise information about the requirements of GP mental health training and education.

For example: This edition includes:


Alignment with best practice relating to mental health care


After a review of the General Practice Mental Health Training Framework, the Standards now more closely align with best practice relating to the provision of mental health care in general practice.
 

Revised learning outcomes for accredited training in mental health


The learning outcomes of the accredited training in mental health have been revised so that they now align with the learning outcomes and competencies, as outlined in the RACGP curriculum and syllabus for Australian general practice: Mental health, and ACRRM’s Rural Generalist Curriculum for Mental Health.

The learning outcomes relating to practice systems and strategies to provide safe and holistic mental health care now include topics relating to GPs’ self-care and wellbeing.


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GPMHSC-Mental-health-training-standards-2023-25_A-guide-for-training-providers.pdf Mental-health-training-standards-2020-22-A-guide-for-training-providers.PDF