​​Health, AMS and primary care

Anticipatory prevention for health and wellbeing services

 

GPs, nurses, Aboriginal health workers and clinic staff hold trusted,

long-term relationships with patients and families. They often see people

before violence occurs, when frustration, isolation or desperation are

building. Until now, clinicians have had few practical tools

for that anticipatory prevention moment.

 

The C-10 was developed by a rural generalist GP, Dr Bill Liley, through

clinical practice. It gives practitioners a quick model of how violence

emerges that they can use within a consultation.

 

We call this anticipatory prevention: recognising a path towards violence in an everyday encounter, and acting before harm occurs.

 

Three ways your team can use it:

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1. As a framework for thinking. Practitioners use the six factors as an internal checklist during complex presentations.

2. Teaching the 4Gs. A low-effort entry point for patients, children and families, and for staff regulating themselves.

3. Drawing the "rich picture" with a patient. A take-home map of their own situation. This pathway is for clinically trained staff such as GPs, psychologists and counsellors.

 

Whole-of-practice training

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Training for clinical and non-clinical staff together, including reception and admin teams, so the whole service shares one language.

➝ Laminated C-10 wall charts for consulting rooms, and resources for home-visiting kits

➝ Refresher sessions and peer debriefing to sustain use

➝ Alignment with your existing disclosure, safeguarding and referral pathways (the C-10 complements response, it does not replace it)

➝ Culturally safe delivery. The C-10 was developed with Aboriginal community-controlled health services and has been reviewed by Elders.

 

"I like that it's a culturally safe training program… the way it's been brought into our workplace." Practitioner, Aboriginal community-controlled health service 

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