CPD Online is an e-learning resource offered by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The website contains 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 try first. For more information, visit the CPD Online website: www.psychiatrycpd.org.

Recent modules

Gender, madness and society in 20th-century Britain

Despite significant advances in biopsychiatry, social and cultural factors still play an important part in interpreting and treating mental illness. This module highlights factors that influenced ideas about mental illness through the 20th century, examining the ways in which concepts of ‘normal’ behaviour were heavily contingent on broader social fears and the cultural context of the time. CPD credits: 1

Quickbite Use of mental health legislation in eating disorders

Doctors often struggle to assess risk and decision-making capacity in patients with eating disorders, and to apply mental health legislation to protect life and health without undue restriction of liberty. This module provides guidance on assessing when to use legally enforced treatment and information on how to incorporate this into a caring therapeutic relationship. CPD credits: 0.5

Organisation theory: conceptual frameworks in a changing context (CCQI module 3)

Much of our work in the health service is governed by organisations, practices and processes. For the past 100 years or more, theories of organisational behaviour and management practice have been developed in what has become a rapidly changing context. This module has selected theories that should help health service professionals understand their organisation as a first step to working out how to improve it. CPD credits: 1

Driving and mental disorders

Various aspects of mental disorder, such as alcohol or substance misuse and medication side-effects, can affect judgement, concentration and reaction times. This module uses case vignettes to highlight DVLA and GMC guidance on these issues. CPD credits: 1