Maternal and Child Health Resources
On this page:
- Resources for Services Under Severe Workforce Pressures
- Child Development Information System (CDIS)
- MCH Qualification Flowchart
- MCH-specific MARAM and Information Sharing Resources
- Consent
- Practice
- MCH Clinical Practice Videos
- Preceptorship Resources
- Aspiring MCH students
- KAS visit links
- Other resources
Resources for Services Under Severe Workforce Pressures
- Maternal and Child Health COVID-19 Response Recovery - April 2022 (Word - 187KB)
- Appendix 1 - MCH COVID 19 Contingency planning (Word - 1.6MB)
- Appendix 2 - MCH Prioritised Service (Excel - 60KB)
- Appendix 3 - MCH Action Plan April 2022 (Word - 87KB)
- Agreement template for councils to contract MCH Services from one LGA to another LGA (Word - 53KB)
- Victorian Maternal and Child Health Nurse Student - Employment Model - July 2022 (Word - 999KB)
- Memorandum of Understanding between ANMF (Victorian Branch) and LGA Template - July 2022 (Word - 43KB)
- Victorian Maternal and Child Health Nurse Student - Position Description - Template (Word - 64KB)
- Victorian Maternal and Child Health Nurse Student - Letter of Offer Template (Word - 42KB)
- Memorandum of Understanding between ANMF (Victorian Branch) and LGA Template - July 2022 (PDF - 851KB)
- MCHN POST Graduate Nursing and Workforce Collaboration Group - Terms of Reference (PDF - 167KB)
Child Development Information System (CDIS)
This site contains limited information about CDIS, including recent CDIS education presentations & clinical practice notes. For all other information, including the original CDIS education webinars please refer to the Department of Health.
CDIS Education resources
| MCH reporting for Leadership - February 2024 | Resource for MCH Leaders regarding data cleansing, recording data, reporting recommendations and scenarios. |
| MCH Reporting and Leadership - February 2024 Slides (Powerpoint - 3.6MB) | PowerPoint presentation used in the MCH reporting for February 2024 Leadership session. |
| MCH Referral Resource (Password required) | Video of how to create your own referral resource on PowerPoint from Brimbank City Council MCHN Rebecca Purcell. |
| MCH Referral Resource Presentation (PowerPoint - 17.2MB) | |
| MCH CDIS Education - New Reports (Password required) | Overview of the new CDIS reports, including the DH Annual report, KAS report & Integrated Program report |
| MCH CDIS Education - Referrals (Password required) | Review of all CDIS referral recording; including internal referrals, external referrals & referrals into an integrated program (EMCH/S&S) |
| MCH CDIS Education - Data Cleansing Training (Password required) | Reviewing of CDIS data entry points, common data entry errors & recommended CDIS data cleansing processes |
| Enhanced MCH Education - Frequently Asked Questions (Password required) | Explores a range of Frequently asked CDIS questions across UMCH & EMCH |
| Enhanced MCH Education - Capturing the data (Password required) | Revises CDIS data entry points, common errors, practice tips & EMCH reporting |
| Enhanced MCH Education - Documentation in CDIS (Password required) | General UMCH & EMCH documentation guidance |
| Enhanced MCH Tutorial - Scenario 1 - General Overview (Password required) | Step by step walkthrough of referring a client into EMCH; including the referral process, completing the CFAP, completing an EMCH consultation, recording time & ending the program. Jan 2021 |
| Enhanced MCH Tutorial - Scenario 2 – Use of CFAP (Password required) | Step by step walkthrough of completing the CFAP for EMCH; including developing family centred goals, adding goals to CDIS, updating goals & closing the EMCH case. Jan 2021 |
| MCH CDIS Education - Additional Assessment Tools (PowerPoint - 2.3MB) | Review of the new assessment tools. Including: Parent and carers psychosocial assessment, Parent-child interactions scale - Infant and toddler (Brigance III), Sleep Pathways Assessment form. January 2021 |
| MCH CDIS Education - Additional Tools Tutorial (Password required) | Walkthrough of the new assessment tools. Including: Parent and carers psychosocial assessment, Parent-child interactions scale - Infant and toddler (Brigance III), Sleep Pathways Assessment form. |
| Enhanced MCH Referral Guide (PowerPoint - 2.1MB) | Reviewing referral into the EMCH program, including CDIS data management. Jan 2021 |
| Enhanced MCH Program Tutorial (Password required) | Walkthrough of a referral into EMCH; including the referral process, completing the CFAP, completing an EMCH consultation & ending the program. Jan 2021 |
| MCH CDIS Education - Sleep and Settling Outreach Guide (PowerPoint - 1.9MB) | Review of the Sleep & Settling Integrated Program; including referral process, the case summary screen, completing a S&S consultation, recording time & ending the program. Jan 2021 |
| MCH CDIS Education - Sleep and Settling Outreach Program Tutorial (Password required) | Walkthrough of the Sleep & Settling program; including referral process, the case summary screen, completing a S&S consultation, recording time & ending the program January 2021 |
| MCH CDIS Education - Group Administration (Password required) | Review of the CDIS group administration process: adding new group dates & facilitators, adding & managing clients, recording attendance & group troubleshooting |
| MCH CDIS Education - Groups Reference Tipsheet (PDF - 162 KB) | Snapshot reference for CDIS group processes & troubleshooting |
CDIS Clinical Practice Notes
| CDIS - Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program (VIHSP) - Risk Factor Update (Word - 1.0MB) | This practice note has been developed to outline the documentation process for the 2 week VIHSP Newborn hearing screen and the 8 month VIHSP Hearing Follow-up in CDIS Assessments and on the VIHSP Community Audiology Referral form. |
| MCH/CDIS Integrated Programs when lead client not available (PDF -184KB) | Alternatives to managing Integrated Program consults when the Lead Client is not available |
| CDIS Enhancement Update - October 2021 (PDF - 696KB) | Changes to service provider wording, sms templates & multiple assessments. |
| CDIS EMCH Practice Note - July 2021 (Word - 2.7MB) | Covers a range of processes and practices to support delivery of the EMCH Program |
| CDIS - Example of UMCH vs EMCH calendar breakdown (PowerPoint - 103KB) | Example of a CDIS calendar appointment broken down between UMCH, EMCH & family consultation time. |
| CDIS Client Not Present User Guide (Word - 828KB) | Review of the client not present section in CDIS. Including the purpose of each field & time recording. July 2021 |
| MCH CDIS Practice note - Recording a stillborn birth notification (Word - 182KB) | Step by step process for recording a stillborn birth notification in CDIS |
| MCH CDIS Practice note - When a 'child' becomes a 'parent' (Word - 666KB) | This practice note has been developed to guide CDIS users to ensure that management of child and adult records is consistent. This practice note includes merging. |
CDIS User Group Resources
| 2024 August CDIS User Group – Clinical (PowerPoint - 1MB) | Tips & Tricks; Edit Bar; KAS age ranges; Family Consult & MARAM data; Discharge summary process; Client correspondence & CNP |
| 2024 August CDIS User Group – Admin (PowerPoint - 1MB) | Tips & Tricks; Edit Bar; Bulk rescheduling SMS; Discharge summary process; Client correspondence & CNP; Naming conventions |
| 2024 June CDIS User Groups- Clinical & Admin Slides (PowerPoint - 3 MB) | Tips & Tricks; Deleting an attachment; SMS reminders; Site request forms; Family Consult; Data Cleansing & Data Reporting; Q&A. |
2024 April CDIS User Groups – Clinical & Admin Slides (PowerPoint - 1.44 MB) | Tips & Tricks; Preferred web browser; Transfer history, Using Edit notes; Discharge weights; Privacy & Consent; Setting appointment reminders; Q&A. |
| 2024 February CDIS User Group – Clinical Slides (PowerPoint - 1.2MB) | Tips & tricks; Correct way to record a DNA; How to check DNAs for my clients and for my centre; Adding email to signature block; Appointments allocations function/screen. |
| 2024 February CDIS User Group – Admin Slides (PowerPoint - 1.3MB) | Tips & tricks; Correct way to record a DNA; Adding email to signature block; Appointments allocations function/screen; CDIS Upgrades – adding multiple sites to user accounts; Q&A. |
| 2023 December CDIS User Group - Clinical Slides (PowerPoint - 2.1MB) | Tips & tricks; CDIS logins and passwords; filtering notes for EMCH history; Best practice opening consults; Viewing pop ups in a consult; EMCH Risk factors update; MCH resources; CDIS support processes and help requests; other general questions. |
| 2023 December CDIS User Group - Admin Slides (PowerPoint - 1.9MB) | Tips & Tricks; CDIS logins and passwords; Auditing CDIS access; Checking DNA and missed KAS appts; MCH resources; CDIS support processes and help requests; other general questions. |
| 2023 October CDIS User Group – Clinical Slides (PowerPoint - 1.7MB) | Tips & tricks; Recording a consult; Changing the default site phone number; Data Extract reports; Collaborative service Delivery; EMCH case summary as a handover tool; Birth Notice and Enrolment reports, Q&A |
| 2023 October CDIS User Group – Admin Slides (PowerPoint - 3.1MB) | Tips & tricks; Changing the default site phone number; Collaborative service Delivery; Birth Notification Checklist; Birth Notice and Enrolment reports, CDIS & MCH resources; Q&A |
| 2023 July CDIS User Group Clinical Slides (PowerPoint - 2.6MB) | Tips & tricks; Recording & saving client consults correctly; Flags update; Adding an address to site name; MCH resources; CDIS support processes and help requests; Changes to groups; other general questions. |
| 2023 July CDIS User Group Admin Slides (PowerPoint - 2.5MB) | Tips & Tricks; Adding an address to site name; MCH resources; CDIS support processes and help requests; Changes to groups; other general questions. |
| 2023 May CDIS User Group Clinical Slides (PowerPoint - 2.6MB) | Tips & tricks; Saving Consults, Clients only box; Saving SMS to CDIS; VIHSP update; ESK; When a ‘child’ becomes a ‘parent’ practice note; Family Consults and reporting. |
| 2023 May CDIS User Group Admin Slides (PowerPoint - 1.0MB) | Tips & Tricks; Clients only box; Using avatars for calendar communications; Managing staff availability; When a ‘child’ becomes a ‘parent’ practice note; Birth Notification List. |
| 2023 March CDIS User Group Clinical Slides (PowerPoint - 1.8MB) | Tips and Tricks; How to QR code; Removing from the Birth Notice list; Correcting for prematurity; SMS appointments reminders and templates, correspondence; Q&A. |
| 2023 March CDIS User Group Admin Slides (PowerPoint - 1.3MB) | Tips and Tricks, How to QR code; SMS appointment reminders and templates; Removing from the Birth Notice list; Correcting for prematurity, MS Teams Admin site; Q&A. |
| 2023 February CDIS User Group Clinical Slides (PowerPoint - 997KB) | Tips and Tricks, Updating Addresses; Caregivers and Information Sharing; Information Sharing process; Q&A. |
| 2023 February CDIS User Group Admin Slides (PowerPoint - 316KB) | Tips and Tricks, Updating Addresses; Caregivers and Information Sharing set to “No”; Transfer of clients on CDIS, Q&A. |
| 2022 December CDIS User Group Clinical Slides (PowerPoint - 1.7MB) | CDIS tips and tricks; What to do if I receive a BN in error? Overdue KAS follow up; Too many groups listed; Best Practice for Cancelling Appointments |
| 2022 December CDIS User Group Admin Slides (PowerPoint - 385KB) | What to do if I receive a BN in error? Overdue KAS follow up; Best Practice for Cancelling appointments |
| 2022 October CDIS User Group Slides (PowerPoint - 806KB) | Role of CDIS Champion; Use of CDIS medical record; Open and Closehx; Data entry; Data cleanse; Merging |
| 2022 September CDIS User Group Admin Slides (PowerPoint - 2.5MB) | Universal Active List, sorting the active list, hyperlinks, process for missed appts. |
| 2022 September CDIS User Group Clinical Slides (PowerPoint - 1.5MB) | Universal Active List, sorting the active list, hyperlinks, process for missed appts, bulk SMS procedure. |
| 2022 July CDIS User Group Clinical Slides (PowerPoint - 643KB) | CDIS Housekeeping: Resources, CDIS support, Data entry |
| 2022 July CDIS User Group Admin Slides (PowerPoint - 2.5MB) | CDIS Housekeeping: Resources, CDIS support, calendar, schedules and bulk SMS, filter excel, relationships and information sharing, child records, addresses, stillborn baby, deceased adult, groups and more |
MCH Qualification Flowchart
MCH-specific MARAM and Information Sharing Resources
- MAV MCH MARAM Practice Note for Screening and Identification of Family Violence v2.0 (Dec 2021) (Word - 4.5MB)
- MCH Information Sharing Template - Making a Request (Updated Dec 2021) (Word - 1.6MB)
- MCH Information Sharing Template - Proactively Sharing (Updated Dec 2021) (Word - 2.0MB)
- MCH Information Sharing Template - Responding to a Request (Updated Dec 2021) (Word - 2.2MB)
- MCH Information Sharing Template - Update to Responder Post Sharing (Updated Dec 2021) (Word - 2.2MB)
Consent
- Privacy fact sheet for families using the MCH service
- Victorian Maternal and Child Health Service: Statewide consent form (Word - 532KB)
- What happens to information about you, your child and family? (Word - 1.5MB)
Practice
- Maternal and Child Health Workforce professional development
- Suzanne Grasso - WEBINAR: Supporting multilingual families with home language development (VIMEO)
- EMCH & CDIS 2023 September Sessions (drop in) (PowerPoint - 4.04MB)
- EMCH Webinar - Translating theory into practice - Aug 2023 (VIMEO) (Password required)
- Child Family Action Plan (CFAP) - Whittlesea City Council (PowerPoint - 11.0MB)
- EMCH Workshop - How to make CDIS reflect our work with families in the Enhanced MCH Program (PowerPoint - 4.9MB)
- Enhanced MCH Online Session (VIMEO) (Password required)
- Practice Note 1 Learnings from the March 2016 Coronial Investigation into the death of Baby D (Word - 62KB)
- MCH Transition to Practice Guidelines (PDF - 1.05MB)
- Enhanced MCH Guidelines 2018 (PDF - 2.3MB)
- Enhanced MCH Guidelines 2018 (Word - 710KB)
- Privacy framework - MCH Services (Word - 349KB)
- Mandatory Reporting Fact Sheet (PDF- 490KB)
- Mandatory Reporting Fact Sheet - Print version (PDF - 171KB)
- MAV Mandatory Reporting Presentation 2019 (PowerPoint - 787KB)
- COVID update - Hume City Council - MCH Clinical Practice during COVID (VIMEO) (Password required)
- COVID update - IPCAR (Infection Prevention & Control Advice & Response) session for MCH (VIMEO) (Password required)
MCH Clinical Practice Videos
COVID-19 caused MCH postgraduate student placements to be significantly postponed and reduced the opportunity for students to attend clinical placement. Clinicians needed to adapt to a telehealth model, with little preparation or training.
Due to feedback from the MCH sector and the universities, the Department of Health and MAV developed a series of practice-based clinical skill videos to provide both MCH postgraduate students and clinicians with the opportunity to view a series of consultations and assessments.
- Click here to view the videos (Password required)
Preceptorship Resources
These resources have been developed by the 3 universities that provide the MCHN courses in Victoria (La Trobe University, RMIT and Federation University).
They are to be used in lieu of the Preceptorship course which has been run each year for those planning to or currently precepting MCHN students.
- Using the common clinical tool (PDF - 1.2MB)
- Webinar 1 - 2024 Supporting Students at different stages of experience and pebble pad (VIMEO) (Password required)
- PowerPoint 1 - Supporting Students at different stages of experience and pebble pad slides (PDF - 2.06MB)
- Webinar 2 - 2024 Getting it right from the start with student feedback (VIMEO) (Password required)
- PowerPoint 2 - Getting it right from the start with student feedback slides (PDF - 1.26MB)
- Webinar 3 - 2024 Monitoring progress and red flags (VIMEO) (Password required)
- PowerPoint 3 - Monitoring progress and red flags slides (PDF - 824KB)
Aspiring MCH students
Information about MCH Scholarship Applications for 2024 is available below:
- 2025 MCH Applicant Information Pack and EOI updated (Word - 172KB)
- 2022/2023 Federation University Graduation Diploma of Health Child and Family Health FAQ (Word - 998KB)
- 2025 FAQ Latrobe Grad Dip Child, Family and Community Nursing (PDF - 263KB)
- 2025 FAQ RMIT Grad Dip Child Family Health (PDF - 10MB)
- 2025 Clinical Place Availability – 28 August 2024 (Excel - 29.4KB)
- 2025 EOI for MCH Clinical Placement (Word - 38KB)
- 2025 LGA Guidelines for MCH Clinical Places updated (Word - 170KB)
KAS Visit Links
Please access these links via this page on The Better Health Channel.
Other resources
- Department of Health – Maternal and Child Health
- Find a Maternal and Child Health Service
- Immunisation
- INFANT Forum - Recording of Online Meeting held on 20 June 2023 (VIMEO)
- Maternal and Child Health (MCH) council workforce tool (Excel - 499KB)
- MCH Funding Calculator 2023-2024 (Excel - 83KB)
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)
- Steps on how to run a Funding Report from the Funded Agency Channel (FAC) (Word - 1.2MB)
- MCH Participation Rates Calculator (Excel - 11.6KB)