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VTMH Resources for working with interpreters

Resource | 2023

One of four free online modules aiming to support practitioners in working with interpreters in mental health settings. The module helps to identify practical strategies and steps to take for engaging with and discovering useful ways to approach your work with interpreters

 

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Community Engagement with Purpose

Resource | 2023

VTMH’s Community Engagement with Purpose resource is a comprehensive suite of resources to support mental health workers and mental health organisations undertake community engagement work.

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Improving sexual safety in mental health and wellbeing services

Resource | 2023

This Chief Psychiatrist’s guideline sets out the relevant legislation and policy and establishes minimum standards for, promoting sexual safety, supporting human rights, assessing and managing risks, identifying and responding to incidents, and reporting sexual safety incidents.

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LGBTIQA+ Policy Guide 2020

Resource | 2020

The Equality Project developed the Australian LGBTIQA+ Policy Guide to ensure that lesbian, gay, bi+, trans, gender diverse, non-binary, intersex, queer, asexual and aromantic (ace and aro) people and their families experience genuine inclusion and the realisation of their human rights in Australia.

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Rainbow Tick

Resource | 2020

The Rainbow Tick is a quality framework that helps health and human services organisations show that they are safe, inclusive and affirming services and employers for the LGBTIQ community.

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Cultural Competence in Australia: A Guide

Resource | 2019

This FECCA report explores the importance and benefits of developing culturally and linguistically diverse workforces and its link with organisational cultural competence, markers of organisational cultural competence and cultural competence training.

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The Right To Be Safe: Ensuring sexual safety in acute mental health inpatient units

Resource | 2018

This project report is informed by an analysis of complaints and also considers the findings of four MHCC investigations into sexual safety breaches, a comprehensive review of national and international literature, and wide-ranging stakeholder consultations.

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Integrated Trauma Recovery Service Model

Resource | 2016

This document is designed to orient readers to the specialist work done by the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture. It describes the integrated nature of our approach to working with and for survivors of torture and other traumatic events who come from refugee backgrounds.

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Heart and Soul Matters: A guide to providing spiritual care in mental health settings

Resource | 2016

This guide, from Spiritual Health Victoria, is intended for staff working in services supporting people living with mental illness, their families and carers. It is designed to equip staff, carers and family members with information to engage in conversations that involve spiritual themes.

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Working therapeutically with LGBTI clients: a practice wisdom resource

Resource | 2014

This document is a collection of practice wisdom from the consulting room that compiles the professional experiences of those working with LGBTI people. It may be useful to psychologists, counsellors, psychotherapists, social workers, community workers or youth workers.

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