1. Introducing Dr Hiran Thabrew Bronwyn Pagey E-Skills Plus

2. Outline Introduction Overview of Werry Centre Real Skills Plus - E-Skills Plus – on line Self Assessment

3. Who are we A Workforce Development Programme for people working with infants, children and young people with mental health and AOD concerns; and their families/whanau in Aotearoa/New Zealand Funded by MOH Managed by Auckland Uniservices Offices in Auckland and Christchurch

4. Our Website..

5. Our Work Supporting Parents Healthy Children: Bronwyn Dunnachie Stocktake 2016: Julliet Bir Co-existing Problems: Michelle Fowler Choice and Partnership Approach: Luci Falconer and Abi Milnes

6. Our Work The Incredible Years (IY) workforce development programme aims to build and maintain a sustainable workforce of trained and skilled group leaders offering Incredible Years parent programmes across regions Triple P: Lisa Maughan Training research – Check out Werry Centre Website

7. Real Skills Plus/E-Skills Plus Competency Framework but what is a …. Competency Framework?

8. What should be included?? What should we know/do to be able to do your work? List 8 things Skills and knowledge Areas of work Engagement, Assessment, Intervention

9. Real Skills Plus – Original Version A Competency Framework for the Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drug Work Force First published in 2009 Developed from the understanding that there are some areas that are unique to working with infants, children and young people with mental health and AoD concerns

10. Designed to complement and sit along side other frameworks Lets get real Te Whare o Tiki Real Skills Plus Seitapu Takarangi Competency Framework Professional Competency Frameworks

11. Real Skills Plus - ICAMH/AOD 2014

12. Real Skills Plus ICAMH/AOD 2014 Three levels – Primary, Core and Specific Indicators divided into Skills and Knowledge Three Domains Engagement, Assessment, Intervention Primary Level Services All services in the community that are likely to come in contact with infants children and young people Added in response to MOH Policy of the provision of “BETTER, SOONER AND MORE CONVENIENT HEALTH CARE”

13. The Framework

14. Real Skills Plus ICAMH/AOD

16. E – SKILLS PLUS The online self assessment of Real Skills Plus ICAMHS/AOD Developed to make it easier for practitioners to assess themselves against competencies. Self assessment of competencies - competent or needing development. Competency report is created immediately for individuals, teams & services.

19. Details/Team Reports

28. REPORTS THAT CAN BE GENERATED VIA E-SKILLS PLUS Individual Report By Profession By Team By Service By Region and DHB National

38. E-Skills Plus Trials Internal Pilot - Trial Across a number of disciplines – Nursing, Psychiatrist, GP, Social Worker, Youth Work, Public Health Nurse, ICAMHS Nurses, Novice Practitioners and Advanced Practitioners External Pilot - Four Services, Primary and Specialist Services

39. Trial Feedback Easy to navigate Most users took 30 minutes or less to complete Report was useful and easy to understand Primary Sector Reassured of the skills they had when working with infant, children and young people with possible mental health or AoD concerns

40. Trial feedback - Comments “I actually know more than I think I know and it highlighted areas to improve on rather than having a feeling of being overwhelmed as to what to study next” “I now have a written copy of my skills and competencies which will be useful for Professional Development folder and perhaps audit from Nursing Council” “Easy to use, answers relevant to the way we can learn skills/knowledge. makes you think about the areas you need to improve on or where you should focus your learning on” “it reflected how much we learn by PD and clinical experience as opposed to academia”

41. Trial Feedback – Team Leaders Found results accurate to what they would of expected Great to have a written report Useful to have an overview of the teams skills and knowledge Useful information to inform professional development and service development activities Would be useful to use as part of performance appraisal process Also found tool user friendly Would use again

42. Summary Identifies required skills and knowledge Promotes shared understanding Informs professional development Promotes specialty practice Identifies gaps in recruitment and training Supports clarification of roles within teams

43. Thank you for your time. Please visit the Werry Centre Website for more information http://www.werrycentre.org.nz/ or contact Bronwyn Pagey - b.pagey@auckland.ac.nz