A Competency Based Curriculum for Specialist Training in Psychiatry Specialists in Forensic Psychiatry Royal College of Psychiatrists February 2010 (update approved 2 October 2014, revised March 2016 and May 2017) © Royal College of Psychiatrists 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS This curriculum is divided into six Parts: Parts Contents Page Nos Part I Curriculum Development & Responsibilities for Curriculum Delivery 6 - 20 Part II The Advanced Curriculum for Forensic Psychiatry 21 - 48 Part III The Methods of learning & teaching & delivery of the curriculum 49 - 55 Part IV The Assessment System for Advanced Training 56 - 59 Part V Trainee and Trainer Guide to ARCPs 60 - 75 Contents 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 2. Rationale ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 3. Specific features of the curriculum ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 4. Training pathway .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 5. Acting Up ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 6. Accreditation of Transferable Competences Framework (ATCF) ........................................................................................................................................ 11 7. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CURRICULUM DELIVERY ................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Deanery Schools of Psychiatry .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 2 Training Programme Directors ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Medical Psychotherapy Tutor ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Supervision ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Clinical Supervisors/Trainers ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Educational Supervisors/Tutors ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Psychiatric Supervision ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Assessors .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Trainees ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19 8. ADVANCED TRAINING IN FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY ............................................................................................................................................................... 21 9. The Intended Learning Outcomes FOR SPECIALIST TRAINING IN FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY .................................................................................................. 22 Intended learning outcome 1 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Intended learning outcome 2 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Intended learning outcome 3 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Intended learning outcome 4 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Intended learning outcome 5 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Intended learning outcome 7 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Intended learning outcome 8 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Intended learning outcome 10 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 37 3 Intended learning outcome 11 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 38 Intended learning outcome 13 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 40 Intended learning outcome 14 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 41 Intended learning outcome 15 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 43 Intended learning outcome 16 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 45 Intended learning outcome 17 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 45 Intended learning outcome 19 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 47 10. METHODS OF LEARNING AND TEACHING ........................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Appropriately supervised clinical experience ............................................................................................................................................................................ 49 Psychotherapy training ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 51 Emergency Psychiatry ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 52 Interview skills .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53 Learning in formal situations .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53 Experience of teaching .............................................................................................................................................................................................................