PTCAP: Common Skills

This module focuses on providing primary care providers(PCPs) with “common skills” - interviewing/counseling skills that can be used to facilitate an effective mental health conversation with children/families.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Describe interactive skills that can effectively and efficiently identify mental health needs during regular patient visits.
• Discuss strategies to help prioritize concerns and provide immediate relief to patients for a wide range of commonly encountered mental health issues.
• Formulate a mutually agreeable plan with children\youth and their families for next steps in their diagnoses and treatment.

This continuing professional development (CPD) program has been designed to consider the CanMEDSFamily Medicine 2017 Physician Competency Framework, including theroles of:

• Medical Expert
• Collaborator
• Communicator
• Advocate