This course is built on ADHB's core value of "respect". Information about mental health service users that is shared or withheld respectfully promotes safe and effective communication. This course provides a framework to help mental health clinicians balance conflicting interests in sharing clinical or personal information between service users and their significant others. It offers a path to support service users to share information and to support families with sometimes very limited information. The course will discuss a model for engaging families and service users and related legal/ethical issues, current research on sharing clinical information, and some specific communication skills to manage difficult or sensitive situations. |
- Key Contact: Hilma Schieving