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 and revised modules

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

Much work in the NHS is governed by organisations, practices and processes. For over a century, theories of organisational behaviour and management practice have developed in an often changing context. This module includes 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

The Irish Mental Health Act 2001 [Revised & updated]

This module outlines the central provisions of the Mental Health Act 2001 as they relate to psychiatric practice in Ireland. The Act has profound implications for patients, carers, mental health professionals and the public and represents the most important reform of Ireland’s mental health laws in over half a century. CPD credits: 1

Supervised community treatment [Revised & updated]

The introduction of supervised community treatment (SCT) in the 2007 amendments to the Mental Health Act 1983 was one of the most significant changes to mental health law in the past 20 years. It has proved controversial, and both service user and professional groups have voiced strong views about its use. This module considers how the principles of SCT may be applied. CPD credits: 1.5

The Mental Health Act 1983: Safeguards (England) [Revised & updated]

Specific safeguards in the MHA 1983 provide an important counterbalance to the extensive powers that are inherent in the Act. Their effectiveness relies on professionals being aware of them and of their responsibility to notify patients and nearest relatives of their rights under the Act. This module considers some of the main safeguards specific to the Act and its use in England. CPD credits: 1.5