Psychiatric Bulletin (2007) 31: 394-396. doi: 10.1192/pb.bp.106.013227
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Education & training

Psychotherapy requirements as recommended by the College: awareness and achievement by senior house officers

Shruti Agarwal

Senior House Officer, Leeds Mental Health NHS Trust, Leeds LS2 9NN, email: shrutigarg{at}hotmail.co.uk

Yolisha Singh

Senior House Officer, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Vikram Palanisamy

Staff Grade, Leeds Mental Health NHS Trust

Rajasekar Basker

Staff Grade Psychiatrist, Lord Street Centre, St Helens, Merseyside

Rohan Van der Speck

Senior House Officer, Halton General Hospital, Cheshire

Declaration of interest

None.

AIMS AND METHOD

We questioned 141 senior house officers (SHOs) across three training schemes in order to ascertain the awareness and achievement of psychotherapy requirements as recommended by the College. A structured questionnaire was used and administered either in person or over the telephone to all SHOs. Of all the trainees surveyed, 32 were eligible for MRCPsych part II.

RESULTS

Only 9% of the SHOs eligible for MRCPsych part II were able to meet the requirements. Less than a third of all trainees were aware of the College guidelines.

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS

Trainees face a number of practical problems in meeting the College guidelines. Psychotherapy training for basic specialist trainees is in need of urgent review and steps need to be taken to ensure that SHOs are gaining basic psychotherapeutic skills.




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