New for 2012 - A 7 day series of Mental Health Courses
Course Overview
This 7 day series of mental health courses focuses on issues directly relevant to mental health within primary care clinical practice. Click here to view a copy of the course flyer.
Aim
These CPD courses are aimed at GP's, practice nurses, primary care mental health workers, staff grade psychiatrists, specialist psychiatric trainees and community psychiatric nurses who would like to develop an enhanced understanding of mental health care in the community.
DAY ONE - Monday 26th March
NICE guidelines and evidence based treatment - part 1
To include guidelines for managing the following disorders in primary care; anxiety, alcohol, drug use, schizophrenia & depression.
DAY TWO - Tuesday 27th March
NICE guidelines and evidence based treatment - part 2
To include guidelines for managing the following disorders in primary care; bipolar, antenatal & post natal mental health, obsessive compulsive disorder & body dysmorphic disorder.
DAY THREE - Wednesday 28th March
Young peoples' mental health
To include; substance misuse, autism, eating disorders, self harming & bullying.
DAY FOUR - Thursday 29th March
Mental health & risk assessment
To include; risk of self harm, risk to others, mental health & safeguarding vulnerable adults.
DAY FIVE - Monday 14th May
Old age mental health
To include; demographics of aging in the 21st Century, cognitive impairment, dementia & care for carers.
DAY SIX - Tuesday 15th May
Psychological trauma populations
To include how to recognise conditions such as post traumatic stress disorder & medical negligence.
DAY SEVEN - Wednesday 16th May
Managing different cultural & social needs in mental health
To include; social policy in psychiatry, migration & mood disorders.
Any, or all of the courses can be attended as either a one day workshop or collectively as a full MSc module.
Cost
£150 per day / £600 for all 7 days
To apply, please contact Amy Partleton, Programme Administrator, 0121 414 2677, cpcc@contacts.bham.ac.uk|.