News
Project Officer Appointed
A national project officer, Kate Anthony, has been appointed to assist with the MHPOD pilot. Kate is based at the Department of Health in Victoria. Kate will be travelling to each of the pilot sites to assist in their preparation for piloting the first ten Topics to be released. A list of the pilot Topics can be found here. The pilot will include a trial of blended learning facilitation materials to supplement the online content for some participants.
Pilot Sites Selected
Eleven pilot sites nationally have been confirmed. Pilot sites have undertaken to provide between 20 and 50 learners to test about ten topics from MHPOD. A significant proportion of the participants will be in their first two years of working in a mental health service. The ACT has decided not to participate in the pilot, however, all other states and territories are involved. The list of selected sites can be found here.
Content Completion
Writing of content for MHPOD is now complete. Some additional materials are being prepared, including a curriculum guide for educators, and facilitator’s materials for a small number of topics. Attention is now shifting towards pilots of MHPOD nationally, and details regarding implementation of the Learning Management System (LMS).