Overview

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Are you feeling overwhelmed with the complexity or stalled progress of some patients? Become proficient in The Focalength Method^TM of assessing and managing the whole person who presents with complex mental health, physical, social, and functional impairment issues, with specific best practice focus on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and comorbidities.

The Focalength Method^TM was born from Dr Tony Mastroianni's reputable holistic approach to rehabilitating severely mentally ill forensic patients in the Sydney Forensic and Long Bay Hospitals for over 20 years and treating his general psychiatric and ADHD patients in private practice with excellent clinical outcomes.

This activity aims to empower psychologists and other mental health practitioners to analyse complex patients in a structured, holistic manner (based on capacity and function as well as diagnoses) to create dynamic and holistic management plans for patients and their families. Based on adult learning principles, best practice, and evidence-based treatment guidelines, the workshop is designed to assist practitioners to reinforce and extend their knowledge in both general mental and physical health in addition to ADHD and neurodiversity.

Testimonials

• "It was very beneficial going through the 10 Focalength domains as I now ensure I incorporate them with my clients".
• "A convenient and incredibly insightful guideline".
• "An extremely valuable tool".

Target audience

The activity is relevant to psychologists, general practitioners, allied health professionals including social workers, occupational therapists and counsellors, ADHD coaches, teachers/educators, and life coaches.

Level of Learning

Intermediate/Advanced. This activity is targeted to those who have some previous learning on the topic or significant expertise in a similar field of knowledge.

APS CPD-Approved

This activity has been assessed against the APS Standards for CPD activities and approved for its education quality. Learn more about the APS CPD Approval process and CPD Standards.

Resources

High-quality workbook provided of all workshop PowerPoint slides with added resources, learning, and writing materials.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this training, participants should be able to:

• recognise ADHD and comorbidity and recall best practice assessment and management strategies,

• identify the 10 Focalength domains that structure holistic assessment and management,

• recognise which domains require focus in any particular clinical presentation by a patient, and

• utilise The Focalength Method^TM to assess and create management plans for adults with complex mental health presentations such as ADHD.

Presenter(s)

Dr Tony Mastroianni

About the presenter(s)

Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Dr Mastroianni (Tony) is a registered medical practitioner and consultant psychiatrist in NSW.

He has extensive training and experience in the treatment of psychiatric patients in a variety of settings, including NSW Justice Health, the Northside Clinic Drug and Alcohol Unit, and in his private practice in Greenwich, NSW. He was a Conjoint Lecturer at the University of NSW and a supervisor of senior psychiatric registrar training and medical student teaching for 20 years.

Tony is the founder and curator of the online Mental Health Resource Library, based on The Focalength Method^TM domains, a rapidly expanding, subscriber-based resource library designed to meet the essential needs of health professionals, including links to resources and support networks for patients across the whole of mental health. It is uniquely collaborative with its subscribers who are encouraged to recommend links to new resources and literature, emblematic of his 360-degree approach.

A respected lecturer in ADHD and its comorbidity, Tony is known for his warm and engaging style, especially with his use of analogies and anecdotes to render simple even the most complex issues. He consistently receives positive feedback for creating experiential learning in a welcoming and supportive environment for peer collaboration among attendees and excellent learning outcomes.

Tony graduated in medicine from the University of Sydney and received his psychiatric training in Sydney. He subsequently completed post-graduate forensic psychiatric fellowship training at the Institute for Forensic Psychiatry in Michigan, USA, and a training scholarship in Italian general psychiatry at the University of Pavia, Italy. He has been published on the use of intramuscular Clozapine in treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

Tony is passionate about treating the whole person and empowering both individuals and health professional to reach their full potential.

Website/s

https://www.focalength.com.au/events