❓ Question regarding the training of community child health nurses in identifying mental illness symptoms in children in the Greater Bunbury area and Busselton, and the process for diagnosis and referral. The answer details training provided and clarifies that nurses refer to specialists for diagnosis.
AnsweredQoN 3160Legislative Council
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I refer to community child health clinics in the Greater Bunbury area (Bunbury, Dalyellup, Eaton, Australind, Leschenault) and Busselton, and ask -
(1) What specialist training do community child health nurses have, to identify symptoms of mental illness?
(2) Who undertakes the diagnosis of children presenting with symptoms of mental illness at community child health clinics, in the Greater Bunbury area and in Busselton?
(3) In relation to the community child health clinics in the Greater Bunbury area and Busselton, please advise, -
(a) the location of each clinic;
(b) the number of FTEs at each clinic as at 1 July 2010;
(c) the position title for each person employed at each of the clinics as at 1 July 2010; and
(d) the number of assessment undertaken at each clinic in 2009 and the current year to date?
(1) What specialist training do community child health nurses have, to identify symptoms of mental illness?
(2) Who undertakes the diagnosis of children presenting with symptoms of mental illness at community child health clinics, in the Greater Bunbury area and in Busselton?
(3) In relation to the community child health clinics in the Greater Bunbury area and Busselton, please advise, -
(a) the location of each clinic;
(b) the number of FTEs at each clinic as at 1 July 2010;
(c) the position title for each person employed at each of the clinics as at 1 July 2010; and
(d) the number of assessment undertaken at each clinic in 2009 and the current year to date?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
14 February 2011
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Mental Health
Response time
95 days
(1) All Child Health Nurses are trained in the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale, which is a tool that assesses depressive and anxiety disorders and can be used with mothers and fathers.
All Child Health Nurses are trained in the use of the
Indicators of Needs
tool; this focuses on identifying protective and risk factors in families.
Child Health Nurses also have access to training in the recognition of the signs of perinatal anxiety disorders and gatekeeper training which supports the identification of the risk level for suicide.
(2) Child Health Nurses in Child Health Clinics do not undertake diagnosis of children presenting with Mental Illness. These children and their families would be referred to specialist services.
(3 a-d) [See tabled papers]
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All Child Health Nurses are trained in the use of the
Indicators of Needs
tool; this focuses on identifying protective and risk factors in families.
Child Health Nurses also have access to training in the recognition of the signs of perinatal anxiety disorders and gatekeeper training which supports the identification of the risk level for suicide.
(2) Child Health Nurses in Child Health Clinics do not undertake diagnosis of children presenting with Mental Illness. These children and their families would be referred to specialist services.
(3 a-d) [See tabled papers]
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