SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS PHYSICAL HEALTH CHECK TRAINING
Our training program has been written by a nurse expert in the subject of severe mental illness. It focuses on preparing primary care practices to offer health checks for people with SMI, and also the need for follow up and support after the initial health check. It is hoped that participants will feel inspired and encouraged to take on the responsibility, and that any negative attitudes are dispelled.
The specific objectives are for the participant to:
- Understand how a person is affected by severe mental illness
- Know how to work with a person with severe mental illness
- Recognise relapse in mental health
- Be aware of the physical health issues in severe mental illness
- Consider how to make appointments accessible
- Be able to monitor physical health in severe mental illness
- Appreciate the importance of supporting behavior changes
TRAINING VIDEO
SYSTEMS TRAINING
The second element to the training is an online module that walks clinicians through how to correctly log and code the review into the Arden’s SMI template. The module is available below.