Clinicians, your time is precious

Written by Dr Mike Millard, Clinical Director THIS WAY UP

At THIS WAY UP we recognise the hard work and time that goes into clinical practice. Between providing quality, best-practice care to your patients, completing administrative tasks and documentation, as well as juggling professional development requirements,?we know your time is precious!

We are also living in a world of waitlists.?Often patients seeking support for their mental health are waiting weeks or months on a waitlist to speak with a mental health professional from the point of referral. By prescribing an online?THIS WAY UP treatment program?to patient(s), you are providing them with?evidence-based treatment while they wait for in-person psychological care.?This is also a great way to make the most of the limited time available in appointments discuss other complex healthcare needs.

Providing psycho-education to patients about their mental health is a core component of best-practice, however it is often difficult for patients to recall this information particularly when upset or distressed.?Research?has shown that patients may remember only a fifth of the information discussed with their health professional, with anywhere between 40-80% of the content discussed immediately forgotten following consultations.?

Prescribing a THIS WAY UP?program is a great way to address this issue.?Your patients?can re-read and digest core CBT skills outside of the consultation room, in their own time, and return to this when needed.?