Psychology Student Orientation
Monash Health • Over 14,000 staff • 40 sites including: Monash Medical Centre Clayton and Moorabbin Dandenong Hospital Casey Hospital Kingston Centre Cranbourne Integrated Community Care Centre Extensive community rehabilitation, community health and mental health services throughout the Southern Region
What we do… Last year we: • On average each year: • We provide more than 2.4 million episodes of care to our community • More than 180,000 people come to our three Emergency Departments for treatment • We respond to more than 46,000 ambulance arrivals • We deliver more than 9,000 babies • We care for over 29,000 children, and • More than 193,000 people are admitted into our hospitals. • Together, we seek to deliver quality patient-centred health care and services that meet the needs of our diverse community. • The Mental Health Program supports more than one million people across Monash Health’s catchment area. We offer specialist services to south eastern metropolitan and Gippsland regions for eating disorders and perinatal mental health services
Psychology Directorate The Psychology Directorate is responsible for the professional governance of over 130 psychologists who work within Monash Health. This includes professional CPD, supervision and peer consultations, credentialing and representation of psychology across Monash Health. It also has operational responsibilities for a number of services within Monash Health including the aPM (agile Psychological Medicine) Clinic, Rehabilitation and Aged Care Services (RACS), the Wellness and Recovery Centre, and Acute Neuropsychology The Governance Structure (Operationally and Professionally) has been developed over the 18 months.
Monash Health’s Vision & Purpose Vision Better health in our community. Our Purpose To plan and deliver safe, effective and people focused health care and services that anticipate and respond to our community’s health needs. To promote and provide quality education and research relevant to health.
Our Values (iCare) • I ntegrity • C ompassion • A ccountability • R espect • E xcellence
The Fine Print
Rights & Responsibilities • Students Rights & Responsibilities (on website) • Clinical Educators (Supervisors) Rights & Responsibilities (on website) • Client’s/Patients Rights (on website)
Code of Conduct • ID Badges, always need to be worn. • Uniform, or adherence to Monash Health’s Dress Code (see Prompt Policies and MH Internet Student Orientation Website)
Policies & Procedures • Confidentiality Agreement Student Psychology Placements (to sign & return) • Psychology Student Placement Declaration Template (To sign on commencement after completion of on-line Student Orientation program) • Prompt Policies on student placements including reporting of incidents, complaints and escalation processes • Student Orientation Website • Smoke Free Environment • Clinical Documentation including Hospital Information Service minimum documentation standards and program specific requirements. • All Medical Record entries including progress notes, Psychology Specific reports require co-signing by the Primary Supervisor
OH&S • Hand Hygiene (on website) • Fire Training (on website) • Infection Control – see Student Agreement including immunisation record • Emergency Codes
Psychology Student Coordinators All Student Placement are Program Student Placement coordinated by the Psychology Coordinators: Directorate. Dr. David Moseley - ELMHS Dr. Sarah Davenport – Intensive Student Program Coordinator Mr. Rehabilitation Services George Habib (Deputy Director of Ms. Kirsten Yates – Community Psychology – Professional Access and Partnerships, aPM Clinic Partnerships). and the WRC. Responsibilities include: Dr. Betina Gardner – Rehabilitation - University Partnership and Aged Care Services (RACS) Agreements. Dr. Brian Long – Acute - Interviewing and student Neuropsychology, Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service, Children’s placement selection Cancer Centre (CCC). - vicPLACE documentation - Liaison with Monash Health Placement Coordinators - Liaison with University and Institution Placement Coordinators
Logistics • Phones Any other queries can be addressed to the relevant (ISBAR Communication. Psychology Discipline Available on LMS) Senior or the Student • Pagers – see local Placement Program orientation Coordinator Mr. George • Computers, Email & Habib. Internet/Intranet – see Student Confidentiality Agreement Go to Monash Health • Documentation – see Student Orientation Site. Prompt Policies http://www.monashhealth.or g/page/Careers/Student_Or ientation/Your_Specialty/
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