The e-learning resource for mental health professionals
CPD Online offers a range of learning modules and podcasts that provide a flexible, interactive way of keeping up to date with progress in mental health. College members may use CPD Online for up to 25 CPD points in the UK. Access to the modules is through annual subscription, but we also offer a series of free modules for you to trial first. For more information, visit the CPD Online website: www.psychiatrycpd.org
Recent modules and podcasts
Podcast The scientific story of first impressions
To what extent are the judgements we make about people formed specifically from their facial appearance? How did this process evolve in human beings, what purpose does it serve, and what dangers could it pose? In this podcast, Professor Alexander Todorov talks to Dr Raj Persaud about the science behind first impressions. CPD credits: 0.5
Module Mechanisms of antipsychotic drugs
The pharmacological basis of the action of antipsychotic drugs is essential to understanding their effects and limitations in symptom relief, as well as their adverse effects. This module will focus on the pharmacological mechanisms of the antipsychotic drugs that underlie their actions on the symptoms of schizophrenia. CPD credits: 1
Podcast The scientific search for the self
In this podcast, author of the 2017 book Stranger in the Mirror, Professor Robert Levine, talks to Dr Raj Persaud about a range of case studies and scientific experiments that challenge the ideas we hold about ‘the self’, and questions whether we as human beings are more malleable and capable of change than we realise. CPD credits: 0.5
Podcast Disenchantment: managing motivation and demotivation at work
Disenchantment is commonplace in the workplace, but how can it be tackled? In this podcast, Dr Raj Persaud talks to Professor Adrian Furnham about his recently released book with Luke Treglown to explore the theories behind job satisfaction and enchantment, and how organisations and individuals can work to improve engagement and motivation. CPD credits: 0.5
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