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 offer a series of free trial modules. For more information, visit the CPD Online website: www.psychiatrycpd.org.

Recent modules and podcasts

Social functioning in schizophrenia

Deficits in social functioning have been noted in schizophrenia since the turn of the 20th century. Although this field has been extensively studied, the exact nature of the deficits in social functioning and their relationship with other similar constructs is not clearly established. This module considers the clinical importance of the issue, provides information on how to assess social functioning and outlines the current evidence base for assessment interventions. CPD Credits: 1

Technology, social media and mental health

This module examines the role of social media in mental health, including an overview of the development of the computer into the small, multifunctional devices that are now ubiquitous. It discusses the implications of social media for clinicians as well as for patients, and considers how clinical practice and teaching are being affected by new modes of communication and connection. CPD Credits: 1

Podcast Reforming the culture of healthcare: the case for intelligent kindness

Dr Penny Campling is co-author of the bestselling RCPsych book Intelligent Kindness and author of the recent BJPsych Bulletin paper ‘Reforming the culture of healthcare: the case for intelligent kindness’. In this podcast Dr Campling talks to Ali Ajaz about the culture of healthcare and her powerful approach to healthcare reform. CPD Credits: 0.5

Podcast Anxiety: a short history

Raj Persaud talks to Professor Allan Horwitz, author of the 2013 book Anxiety: A Short History, about our cultural understanding of anxiety and how this has changed through the centuries. CPD Credits: 0.5