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Assisted Decision Support

Workforce Development

Service Development

Training

Evaluation and Research

QPR - Suicide Prevention Training

Consulting to Organisations

 

Services

Service Development

Service development and delivery offered by CASA includes:

  • clinical oversight, supervison and monitoring
  • assessment, managment and monitoring of suicide risk
  • suicide prevention and postvention response planning
  • cognitive behaviour therapy
  • community support and education
  • management of suicide contagion and the provision of emergency intervention
  • mental health services resource identification, liaison and co-ordination

To discuss your service development  requirements please call +64-9-448 3801, email us at mailbox@casa.org.nz  or us the enquiry form on the Contact page.

Training

CASA's multi-disciplinary team develop and deliver face-to-face and computer based training programmes in the areas of:

  • general mental health
  • related depression
  • suicide prevention
  • sucide postvention
  • suicide and youth offending
  • imprisonment/incarceration and suicide

While much of our training is specifically directed at psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatrict nurses, counsellors, social workers, etc., they are not the only groups who can benefit from our mental health training programmes.

Most mental health issues first present to people who are not mental health professionals.  For these people proper training is essential in developing the necessary awareness and understanding of mental health issues, and being able to exercise proper handling and appropriate referral to professionals.  The people below are often put in the position of being the interface between those suffering from mental health and the professionals:

  • General practioners 
  • DHB emergency department staff
  • School principals, teachers and counsellors
  • Police, Corrections and Probation staff
  • Case workers such as WINZ staff, truancy officers, Housing New Zealand staff
  • Ambulance staff and paramedics
  • Clergy and undertakers.

To discuss your training requirements please call +64-9-448 3801, email us at mailbox@casa.org.nz  or contact us via the enquiry form on the Contact page.

QPR Suicide Prevention Training

QPR stands for "Question, Persuade and Refer".  QPR is an evidence-based suicide prevention training model. 

CASA is exclusively licenced by the QPR Institute to provide QPR services in New Zealand.  These are delivered and managed under the name QPR New Zealand.  Offered at three levels, QPR New Zealand has programmes appropriate for all.  These can be found on our QPR New Zealand web site at http://www.qpr.org.nz/.

 

Consulting to Organisations

CASA provides a range of consultancy services to organisations such as:

  • reviews of standard operating procedures and policies related to suicide prevention, intervention and postvention;
  • designing intake screening systems to identify suicide risk;
  • analysis of training needs;
  • psychological autopsy following death by suicide.

We have particular expertise in assisting organisations with residential programmes for young adults, youth offenders and vocational training.

To discuss your consulting requirements please call +64-9-448 3801, email us at mailbox@casa.org.nz  or contact us via the enquiry form on the Contact page.

Assisted Decision Support

Assisted Decision Support for the management of mental health risk.  Many health services and NGOs (such as those providing supported accommodation) face situations where they are dealing with mental health issues where there is a risk of harm to clients  and or their families and those around them.

CASA has particular expertise in helping organisations reduce the risk of adverse outcomes in their clientele. We have demonstrated the effectiveness of our programmes in situations where front-line staff with limited training in mental health are supported by the implementation of systematic methods of monitoring clients, with rapid access to experienced clinicians supporting decision-making when monitoring data indicates this.

This Assisted Decision Support system, developed in New Zealand by CASA, uses communications and information technology to access experienced and highly trained clinicans.  This approach to managing clinical risk has widespread application in Primary Care, NGO and other health-related services dealing with mental health issues on an ogoing basis.

To discuss your assisted decision support requirements please call +64-9-448 3801, email us at mailbox@casa.org.nz  or us the enquiry form on the Contact page.

Workforce Development

Workforce development and skills training is provided for:

  • screening, assessment, monitoring and case management
  • general mental health
  • suicide prevention
  • suicide postvention

Development is targeted at an organisation's specific workforce needs and to the skill levels of it's staff.  To maximise the on-going training benefit and to minimise risk to the organisation programmes include:

  • staff selection appropriate to the training
  • competency based assessment of a staff member's ability to work effectively
  • both initial and ongoing training

In consultation with organisations and community groups, current clinical service and practice is assessed.  Assistance is provided to identify need and gaps in service provision.  CASA, in colloboration and cooperation with the stakeholders and key parties, will formulate strategies and plans to address these needs and gaps.  If required, CASA can also develop and deliver appropriate clinical services.

To discuss your workforce development requirements please call +64-9-448 3801, email us at mailbox@casa.org.nz  or us the enquiry form on the Contact page.

 

Evaluation and Research

CASA undertakes practice based/applied research and evaluation of mental health services.  We have experienced researchers to doctorate level with expertise in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

To discuss your evaluation or research requirements please call +64-9-448 3801, email us at mailbox@casa.org.nz  or us the enquiry form on the Contact page.