Outcomes training

Te Pou delivers training to upskill the mental health workforce in information collection, and increase sector knowledge and understanding of how outcomes measurement and information can be used to improve mental health services. We also build DHB and NGO capability to manage and maintain the ongoing workforce skill development that is required for mental health information to continue to be collected and used.

Check out the training calendar on this page to find out about upcoming training opportunities.

This section includes useful tools and information for clinicians and outcome trainers and others.

• Train the Trainer mental health outcomes programme - Te Pou's training programme provides foundational outcomes training, training in specific HoNOS family outcomes measures and refresher training.
• Information use training - how Te Pou helps sector groups and services to use information such as outcomes and PRIMHD information.
• Feedback scenarios - videos depicting clinicians providing feedback on HoNOS, HoNOSCA and HoNOS65+ scores to service users.
• HoNOS training online - practice completing HoNOS, HoNOSCA, HoNOS65+, HoNOS-LD and HoNOS-secure ratings by viewing a short video clip and completing an online rating form. Compare your results against the consensus rating feedback, in real time! 
• Multi-disciplinary teams - see how HoNOS(CA) can be used at the team level by watching a presentation or downloading the supporting documents.
• Outcomes graph builder - download a simple tool to generate HoNOS, HoNOSCA, HoNOS65+, HoNOS-secure and HoNOS-LD outcomes graphs for individual service users. 
• Trainers forum - if you are a Te Pou MH-SMART or outcomes trainer, or you've completed information use training, you can use this discussion forum to share ideas, information and resources with other trainers. You can also access a copy of the clinicians’ toolkit for information use trainers.
• 2012 National Outcomes Forum - View videos from the forum that aims to give district health boards (DHBs) and non-government organisations (NGOs) a platform to describe and share how they implement innovative service delivery solutions.

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• Outcomes information
• PRIMHD outcome reportsorkforce in information collection, and increase sector knowledge and understanding of how outcomes measurement and information can be used to improve mental health services. We also build DHB and NGO capability to manage and maintain the ongoing workforce skill development that is required for mental health information to continue to be collected and used.
  This section includes useful tools and information for clinicians and outcome trainers and others.
  • Feedback scenarios - videos depicting clinicians providing feedback on HoNOS, HoNOSCA and HoNOS65+ scores to service users.
  • HoNOS training online - practice completing HoNOS, HoNOSCA and HoNOS65+ ratings by viewing a short video clip and completing an online rating form. Compare your results against the consensus rating feedback, in real time! 
  • Multi-disciplinary teams - see how HoNOS(CA) can be used at the team level by watching a presentation or downloading the supporting documents.
  • Outcomes graph builder - download a simple tool to generate HoNOS, HoNOSCA, HoNOS65+, HoNOS-Secure and HoNOS-LD outcomes graphs for individual service users. 
  • Training calendar - find out about upcoming training opportunities.
  • Trainers forum - use this discussion forum to stay in touch with other trainers and share information and resources. Access a copy of the clinicians’ toolkit for information utility trainers.

The background
The requirement that mental health services collect and use outcome measures information in turn requires ongoing skill development, growth and changes in the sector's workforce capacity and capability.
Te Pou will develop local and regional strategies to meet the ongoing training requirements of mental health services with respect to outcome measures. We will also develop and implement a national training plan to ensure consistency of training materials and messages across the country. The plan will need to be robust, with an ability to change focus as the sector's needs change. We will provide support to DHB trainers to deliver outcomes training.

Train the trainer workshops are delivered to maintain a pool of outcome trainers in DHBs. These trainers require ongoing development and support, which is managed nationally. In addition, an information use training programme is delivered regionally, and information use workshops are held for specific target groups in DHBs and NGOs.

Other key stakeholders in the wider mental health sector have also requested training to help them better understand outcome measurement and the use of outcomes information, and Te Pou will provide this as required.
 
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• Outcomes information
• PRIMHD outcome reports