This event is now over but if you missed it, a recording is available below.
Social factors have increased the need for mental health care. We know that well-designed evidence-based programs have been developed. The disparity between need and fulfillment of this need has never been greater. We have challenged three major barriers. The first barrier is well known while the other two are “dirty little secrets”:
There is a shortage of health professionals to deliver care.
Many health care professionals do not deliver evidence-based care.
Efficiency and diversity in care delivery are not priorities.
We will discuss how well-trained paraprofessionals or coaches embedded in a well-monitored system of care represent one solution, and the challenges to implementing this solution.
Learning Objectives
Following this webinar, participants will be able to:
Understand the reasons why current mental health services will not meet the need for service.
Understand that paraprofessionals are one way to make a difference.
Understand the barriers to change.
Speaker
Patrick McGrath, Practicing clinician, Researcher, IWK Health Centre, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University
Patrick McGrath, OC, PhD, FRSC, FCAHS is a practicing clinical psychologist, a researcher at IWK Health Centre and an Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University. He co-founded the Strongest Families Institute and is Chair of the Board. His research, mentorship, and health care leadership have been recognized by appointment to the Order of Canada and election to the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. He won the Manning and Governor General Awards for Innovation and the inaugural Legacy of Leadership Award from HealthCareCan. At CHILD-BRIGHT, he is the co-Principal Investigator of the Strongest Families Neurodevelopmental Program research project. His extensive career has included being a clinician, a researcher, an administrator, and a social entrepreneur/disruptor. He has failed many times and succeeded a few times.