Psychology within Mental Health Services
Location
Level 3, The O’Brien Centre, 390 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst 2010
Opening Hours: 8am-5pm.
About Us
Psychologists and clinical psychologists work in multidisciplinary teams within the Mental Health Service to provide psychological assessments, cognitive assessments and psychological treatment for a range of mental health issues including psychosis, mood disorders, anxiety, trauma, substance use, personality disorders, stress management, relapse prevention and other factors that may impact on a person’s wellbeing and recovery.
Caritas Inpatient Mental Health Unit / Community Mental Health Team
Caritas Inpatient Unit and the Community Mental Health Team are multidisciplinary teams that provide assessment, acute care services and case management for consumers with a mental health disorder both in an inpatient setting and in the local community.
PEIPOD
PEIPOD (Program for Early Intervention and Prevention of Disability) is a multidisciplinary team that provides assessment, treatment and intensive case management for young people with the recent onset (past 2 yrs) of psychosis or mood disorders. The clinical psychologist within the PEIPOD team provides psychological interventions and cognitive assessments (if needed) to assist the young person in their recovery. Psychological therapy may be provided to help a young person address problems with anxiety, mood, residual psychotic symptoms, relapse prevention, sleep, family or relationship issues, substance use, and support with returning to work or study.
Rehabilitation Service
St Vincent’s Mental Health Rehabilitation Team is a multidisciplinary team that promotes recovery to enable adults (18-65 years) with mental health issues to participate in a meaningful life in the community. This is done through the provision of specialised rehabilitation services targeting skill enhancement, role functioning, independence and wellbeing. Psychologists within this team help address barriers to achieving what clients want out of life through both individual and group work.
Referrals
We have updated our referral process
New referrals for mental health services now need be directed to the Mental Health Line on 1800 011 511. This state-wide service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
This process can be used for new clients or existing clients known to us, who are not currently linked in with a service.
Our catchment area
St Vincent's Hospital Sydney is a Public Hospital, funded by the Ministry of Health. Unfortunately, this does restrict us to operate on a catchment-area basis for incoming clients. If you fall within our catchment area, the Mental Health Line can assist with referring you to our services. If you live outside of our catchment area, the Mental Health Line can refer you to a relevant service within your Local Health District.
Contact
Phone: (02) 8382 1301