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The Initial Assessment and Referral (IAR) is a national initiative from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, to establish effective systems for the initial assessment and referral of individuals presenting with mental health conditions in primary health care settings.
The IAR-DST eLearning Module is a fully online, self-paced training program designed for any Australian health professionals working in mental health care, for example GPs, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists, peer workers and support workers.
Key information
This activity is approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM), including:
For more information, watch the IAR eLearning Module for Health Professionals Promotional Video.
More information on the IAR-DST
Guided by clinicians’ own assessment and clinical judgement, the Initial Assessment and Referral – Decision Support Tool (IAR-DST) provides a consistent framework to deliberate decisions when matching a person’s mental health needs with the right level of service intensity, at the right time. National widespread use of the IAR-DST aims to build a common language across the mental health sector about treatment needs based on the person-centred and evidence-based stepped care approach.
The IAR-DST assessment is undertaken using eight initial assessment domains that are used to match clients to one of five appropriate levels of care. The eight domains help to distil essential assessment information and identify key signals (i.e., red flags) that are critical for decision making.
The eight initial assessment domains that are used to match clients to one of five appropriate levels of care.
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