COMHWA - Frequently Asked Questions

Listed below are frequently asked questions relating to the Focus of Care (FoC).

Focus of Care (FoC)
	Who completes the Focus of Care? (Read answer)

	Is ‘Acute’ the highest rating and ‘Maintenance’ the lowest? (Read answer)

	Shouldn’t all consumers treated in an acute inpatient unit be rated as ‘acute’ Focus of Care? (Read answer)

	Is Focus of Care meant to be about the primary goals for the persons’ future care? (Read answer)

	Can I rate more than one Focus of Care rating when there is more than one goal? (Read answer)

	If I rate the Focus of Care as ‘maintenance’, am I implying that there will be no further improvement? (Read answer)

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National Outcomes and Casemix Collection: Technical Specification of State and Territory Reporting Requirements for the Outcomes and Casemix Components of ‘Agreed Data’ Under National Mental Health Information Development Funding Agreements.
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, 2002.

National Outcomes and Casemix Collection: Overview of Clinical Measures and Data Items.
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, 2002.

Mental Health and Wellbeing – Commonwealth of Australia
Publications and Resources Relating to the Collection of Outcome Measures Throughout Australia.

Victoria Mental Health Services
Measuring Consumer Outcomes in Public Mental Health Services in Victoria

Ohio Department of Mental Health
Outcomes Planning & Training Tools

HoNOS
Information About the HoNOS Family of Instruments

NSW MH-OAT
New South Wales Mental Health Outcomes & Assessment Training Project

Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
Details the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire developed by Robert Goodman in the UK.

Youth In Mind
A mental health site for Parents, Teachers and Adolescents.

PSOLIS
Clinicians needing to know more about PSOLIS can link to their website here. Click on the link above.