Mental Health Communication Skills in Pharmacy

Statistically around 45% of Australians will experience mental ill-health at some point in their lives. Pharmacists, due to their role and their accessibility in the community, have the potential to play a key role in recognising the signs and symptoms of mental ill health and in having a conversation about it with their patients.

It can however, be difficult to know what to say. Join us for this webinar as we discuss the signs and symptoms of mental ill-health, how to have a conversation about it and how to support your patients.

Learning outcomes:

• Identify steps to help prepare for and have a conversation with someone who is in distress and those with common mental health conditionsIdentify useful services and evidence-based resourcesIdentify self-care resources and strategies to manage their own mental health conditions.
• Identify useful services and evidence-based resources.
• Identify self-care resources and strategies to manage their own mental health.