Dean's Grand Rounds: BioPsychoSocial Psychiatry

Exposure to and engagement in psychotherapeutic practice is central to person-centred compassionate good medical care and essential for psychiatric practice within the bio-psycho-social model and NICE guidance for the treatment of mental health problems and burn-out prevention.

This webinar will discuss the results of a survey carried out to capture the views of our members about their experiences in everyday clinical practice and the opportunities available to employ and develop their psychotherapeutic knowledge and skills.

The desired outcome is reconnecting psychiatry to the bio-psycho-social model. In the long term, the hope is to deepen training, research and practice of psychotherapeutic and relational models within psychiatry. This is essential for future-proofing psychiatry, improving patient outcomes and retaining psychiatry by enhancing the meaningful aspects of their roles.

Chair - Dr Jon van Niekerk, Chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists General Adult Faculty; Group Clinical Director at Cygnet.

1. Reclaiming psychotherapy - Dr Florian Ruths, Clinical Lead Maudsley Medical Psychotherapy Service (CBT, Schema and Mindfulness); Trust Advisor Medical Psychotherapy.
2. Safety assessments and formulation - Dr Jeyabala Balakrishna, Consultant Adult Psychiatrist, Defence Primary Healthcare, MOD Specialist Advisor, Patient Safety & Suicide Awareness and Associate Registrar for Coaching & Mentoring in the Royal College of Psychiatrists Member of National Suicide Prevention Specialist Advisory Group.
3. Relational Psychiatry - Professor Russell Razzaque, Consultant Psychiatrist; Director of R&D NELFT; Bye Fellow, Cambridge University; Clinical and Strategic Director, National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health; Lead for Compassionate and Relational Care, Royal College of Psychiatrists.

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