Presentation - Hamilton Family Health Team
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Presentation - Hamilton Family Health Team
Our Journey in Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Paediatric Populations FHT’ing the Mental Health Puzzle Together FHT Mental Health Networking & Education Days April 30, 2015 “Let’s start at the very beginning. A very good place to start.” (Maria Von Trapp) http://www.wattif.ca/2014/03/24/the-journey-starts/ Child and Youth Mental Health Program • June 2006 – HFHT Child and Youth Mental Health Initiative was born • With the start of this initiative, began an intentional focus on the clinical needs of paediatric populations within the HFHT • As a first point of contact for children, youth and families, family physician offices are better able to support individuals before minor challenges become life long issues • Initial purpose was to enhance support to children, youth and their families experiencing emotional, behavioural or social difficulties C&Y MH Initiative Increase Capacity Increase Early Identification Provision of Care Timely Access Overall Goals and Objectives of C&Y MH Program 1. Increase Capacity – Consultations provided to IHP’s as requested (direct/indirect consultations and C&Y MH Hotline) – Provision of up-to-date information/professional development around C&Y MH (MHC Meetings, L&L’s, CoP, website) – Intentional hiring of new MHC’s with experience and/or expressed interest in working with children, youth and their families – Access to child and youth psychiatrists through our Centralized Psychiatry Program (interim specialized counselling support also offered) Overall Goals and Objectives of C&Y MH Program Continued 2. Increase Early Identification – C&Y MH Questionnaire completed for all children and youth accessing MH services within HFHT (assesses inattention, anxiety – general and separation, depression, conduct and impulsivity) – Other screening measures utilized as appropriate (SNAP IV, SCARED, PHQ-9 Adolescent Version etc.) – Well Baby, Well Child and Well Teen Visits (identified practices) – Team Unbreakable and Growing Up With Worries Groups Overall Goals and Objectives of C&Y MH Program Continued 3. Provision of Care – MHC’s provide individual and family therapeutic support to all demographics. Support provided as needed. – Clinical groups – Growing Up with Worries, Team Unbreakable & Social Anxiety for Young Adults – C&Y MH Consultations (psychiatric and social work) Overall Goals and Objectives of C&Y MH Program Continued 4. Timely Access – C&Y MH Consultations – C&Y Centralized Psychiatry Program – Increase MHC knowledge of community resources – HFHT clinical groups programming Future Directions … • Increase offerings of clinical groups for children, youth and parents: • Film Therapy • Growing Up With Worries (expanded version) • Social Anxiety for Youth (youth focused materials) • Inattention and Impulsivity Workshop for parents • Coping Skills Group for Adolescents (DBT interventions) • Youth Peer Support Group • Community Partnerships around Team Unbreakable, Coping Skills Group and Youth Peer Support Group • Continue to build knowledge and capacity of all primary care providers in the area of C&Y MH • Continue to build C&Y MH capacity with new hires HFHT Groups https://socialpsychologyeye.wordpress.com/2011/04/05/why-do-we-join-groups Growing up with Worries General Overview • Two session parent education group which helps parents learn how to support their child/youth in coping with worries, fear and anxiety • Topic covered include: • What is anxiety • The many faces of anxiety and examples • How to encourage courageous vs anxious behaviours • Managing anxiety problems at school • Steps to realistic thinking • Review of anxiety resources, books and provide handouts and tip sheets Growing up with Worries General Client Feedback: • ‘Overall positive feedback (73% found information presented as being very useful while the remaining 27% of participants found the information presented as somewhat useful). Respondents indicate they learned some of the following from attending the group: • ‘I learned that I need to control my own anxiety before I can help my child.’ • ‘I am not alone, others have same issues.’ • ‘Different types of anxiety and strategies to help my child deal with them (fear ladder).’ • ‘I learned to watch for triggers and ways to ease my son’s worries using different tools.’ Growing up with Worries Evaluation Moving Forward • Changes based on feedback from group participants: • Change the structure of the group (more than 2 sessions) • Increase opportunity for greater group discussion • Explore more immediate strategies and techniques for parents/caregivers to utilize in an effort to help their child manage anxiety • Have a group for children/youth to attend • Consider the value of providing a group for children and another for youth (specific to developmental stages) Social Anxiety for Youth General Overview • Therapeutic group for youth ages 14-18 years. Please note: this group was a pilot based on the available Social Anxiety for Young Adults group Topics covered: • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy • Exposure Therapy • Listening and Nonverbal Skills • Assertiveness Skills • Interviewing, Meeting New People, Dating and Public Speaking • Planning for the Future Social anxiety for Youth General Feedback • Overall satisfaction with the group (87.5% somewhat or very satisfied, 100% would recommend the group to others) • Comments on how the group could be improved (better attendance of members, have more engaging activities, gear information toward teenagers as opposed to young adults, offer the group earlier in the day). • Other comments (‘it is fairly fun,’ ‘no pressure at all and everyone is understanding,’ ‘more helpful than I thought it would be’ and ‘can’t wait for the next one!’ Social anxiety for Youth Moving Forward • Creating a new, more youth friendly manual utilizing engaging mediums to enhance learning such as film clips and encouraging group discussions • Increasing opportunity for discussion during sessions (less pen/paper activities) • Provide a framework which is client driven (i.e., less structure in pre-planned sessions – deliver preplanned material (CBT, hierarchies etc.) in response to ongoing client input throughout group process (flexible schedule of topics covered). Team Unbreakable General Overview • Therapeutic Adolescent Running Group for youth aged 14-18 years. • No experience with running necessary • Based on mounting evidence supporting physical activity as an important component to effective treatment of mental health disorders • Group meets twice weekly for a total of 10 weeks. • Youth train for a community led 5K run • Clinical focus on such areas such as enhancing interpersonal skills, social connections, increasing personal self efficacy and resiliency skills and optimizing the team experience for participants • In partnership with CameronHelps.ca Team Unbreakable General Feedback (2013/2014 groups) • Youth experienced a 100% reduction in symptoms of depression while 83% experienced a reduction in symptoms of anxiety. • 100% of members would recommend the group to others. Historically we have had several youth return to participate in multiple offerings of the Team Unbreakable group. • What was the most valuable thing(s) you got from the group? ‘It taught me how to re-establish my sense of self,’ ‘that there are a lot of people who go through the same thing as me,’ ‘It’s not your fault,’ ‘the link between actions, feelings and thoughts. The difference between real thoughts and depressive thoughts,’ and ‘I met nice people to talk to and be friends with.’ Team Unbreakable Moving Forward • We are currently working with the Lead Agency (Children’s Mental Health Centre) as well as a community based hospital program in partnership around 3 of our clinical groups in an effort to enhance community agency collaboration and increase accessibility for children, youth and caregivers. • Revisions to the group clinical materials is a current focus based on evidence based practices, client feedback and facilitator experience. Questions & Group Discussion Contact Information: Peter Evans – Mental Health Counsellor & Group Facilitator: [email protected] Tamara Grundland – Mental Health Counsellor and Group Facilitator: [email protected] Kelly Ironside – Mental Health Counsellor & Group Facilitator: [email protected] Cynthia Robinson – Child & Youth Mental Health Coordinator: [email protected] Thank you!!! • • • • • • C&Y MH General Screening Questionnaire – Caregiver http://hamiltonfht.ca/docs/public/child-youthquestionnaire----caregiver.pdf C&Y MH General Screening Questionnaire – Youth http://hamiltonfht.ca/docs/public/mental-healthyouth-questionnaire.pdf SNAP-IV Teacher and Parent Rating Scale http://hamiltonfht.ca/docs/public/adhd-snap-iv-ratingquestionnaire.pdf SCARED – Parent Version http://hamiltonfht.ca/docs/public/scaredparent-final.pdf SCARED – Child Version http://hamiltonfht.ca/docs/public/scaredchild-final.pdf PHQ-9 – Adolescent Modified Version http://hamiltonfht.ca/docs/public/adolescent-phq.pdf The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams Eleanor Roosevelt