Psych 2 is an on-line course for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with some limited clinical experience in psychiatric pharmacy practice. It runs over four separate sessions which are delivered over four consecutive weeks.
Course overview
Psych 2 is an extension to the Psych 1 course and as such will cover some of the more specialised areas of mental health that are not covered on Psych 1.
Training addresses highly specialised fields within mental health. The mental health conditions covered are sometimes seen on general inpatient wards - either as primary diagnoses or concomitant with other conditions - or they may be handled through specialist services and inpatient facilities.
Who would benefit from this course
Psych 2 is suitable for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and medicines management staff with some experience in mental health who wish to expand their knowledge in the more specialist fields associated with mental healthcare.
2024 course (course schedule to be confirmed).
- March - 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd
- September - 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
Cost:
- £225 for members and £275 for non-members.
- Cost per day (course lasts half day) : £65 for members and £85 for non-members
Topics covered on the course will include:
- Learning disabilities
- Optimal Use of Clozapine
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Substance misuse
- Personality Disorders
- Eating disorders
- CAMHS - depression and anxiety
- Perinatal Mental Health
To reserve your place onto a Psych 2 course, please complete the booking form below and email it to [email protected]. Please note that booking forms can only be processed when the full invoicing section has been completed or you advise you are self-funding.
For further information about the course or other CMHP Psych events, please contact the CMHP Education co-lead, Orla Macdonald at [email protected]
Funding Panel Information for Psych 2
Applicants may find the following text of use for their applications to Funding Panels.
Psych 1, 2 and Techs are courses provided by the College of Mental Health Pharmacy (CMHP). The CMHP is a charity which aims to benefit individual care through advancing education and research in the practice of mental health pharmacy. We provide opportunities for professionals to improve their knowledge about mental health conditions and their management.
Psych 1, 2 and Techs provide opportunities to learn from people working across the country whose practices may well vary from those seen within a single Trust. Many speakers have had their level of expertise formally assessed through the CMHP credentialing process or are otherwise nationally-recognised experts in their area. In addition, the courses afford national networking opportunities through which delegates may be able to develop conversations about practices across the country which would be unlikely to be replicated within a single Trust. By the end of the course, we hope that delegates will be equipped to share within their own Trusts their learning derived from experts and colleagues based around the UK.
Should panels have any specific questions regarding these courses, they should be directed to the CMHP Education Lead: [email protected]
What previous delegates say
"Absolutely inspiring. Would have been happy for that conversation to last all afternoon, still so many questions!"
“Great opportunity to exchange experience with other mental health pharmacists”
"Great to have case study review in break out groups"
“Wide array of topics which are relevant to my rotational role…”
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Any discussion on off-license or unlicensed medicine use must not be taken as unreserved support for such prescribing. Participants must be aware of the contents of all relevant Summaries of Product Characteristics as well as any relevant local or national guidelines when prescribing or giving prescribing advice.