Public Mental Health Leadership Certification Course

 “Really interesting, informative, evidence-based, well-structured, relevant and enjoyable! The course has given me inspiration, knowledge and confidence and whetted my appetite to make change.” 

“Well organised, very informative course and a great learning experience. Great discussions in breakout rooms.” 

“Excellent content, clear and concise structure, amazing resources and signposting for additional study.” 

• enhance the knowledge and skills of public mental health among psychiatrists and the wider clinical workforce
• generate and empower local champions of public mental health and provide further insights for professional work
• develop a culture change from an individualised model of clinical psychiatry to a population-based, preventative public health approach
• train the next generation of multidisciplinary leaders in public mental health by providing them with the tools and expertise to advocate for public mental health.

The course is designed for both UK-based and international psychiatrists, members of the public mental health and public health workforce including clinicians, allied health professionals, community-based organisations, policy makers and local authority officers.

The concept and structure of the course recognises and encourages the importance of cross-sectoral and collaborative working and provides practical, in-course examples such as the use of interactive discussion forums. Delegates are required to attend 2 live interactive webinars. 

Cohort 1: Wednesday 5 Feb from 9am-12pm and Thursday 5 June from 9am-12pm

Cohort 2: Thursday 25 Sept from 9am-12pm and Thursday 4 Dec from 2-5pm

The course is priced at £1,355 per attendee.

Payment must be made in full at the time of registration to confirm your place. We are unable to invoice but can accept payment by bacs, debit or credit card.

NHS trusts and other related organisational group bookings are encouraged, to enhance the practical implementation of the course in local settings. Trusts and organisations wishing to purchase 10 or more places on the course will be offered a discounted rate.

Please contact emma.george@rcpsych.ac.uk for further information.

This comprehensive course offers approximately 50-60 hours of learning, including:

• six new eLearning modules: comprising a minimum of 15 hours of learning
• free access to a curated suite of existing RCPsych eLearning resources on related topics
• unique BJPsych Advances Collection of journal articles that relate to the topic of this course
• 24 hours of self-study time: this could be spent e.g. on studying the curated suite of existing RCPsych CPD eLearning resources, the BJPsych Advances Collection articles or some of the further reading included in the modules
• attendance at two live interactive webinars. Delegates are required to complete eLearning modules 1-3 before attending webinar 1.

The modules cover:

1. An introduction to public mental health (approximate minimum duration: 2 hours)
2. Determinants of mental health and mental health conditions (approximate minimum duration: 2.75 hours)
3. Health inequalities (approximate minimum duration: 2.5 hours)
4. Public mental health interventions (approximate minimum duration: 2.5 hours)
5. Bridging the mental health/public health gap (approximate minimum duration: 2.75 hours)
6. Future leadership in public mental health (approximate minimum duration: 2.75 hours)

Please note these minimum recommended duration figures are for guidance only, as the time taken to complete the modules will vary according to your individual learning style.

The module completion durations do not include time to explore the substantial references provided in each module’s downloadable resources, which you may wish to count under your self-study time, or study further in your own time.

The contents includes activities for learners to apply the course topics to their local settings, with examples provided of good practice from across the UK and internationally. Three extensive case studies are included to highlight public mental health approaches, which cover:

• smoking cessation support in mental health care
• adverse childhood experiences and impacts across the life course
• domestic violence and abuse.

You are required to attend two live interactive webinars.

It is a mandatory requirement to complete the modules 1-3 and modules 4-6 in advance of the Q&A webinars.

Lead authors

• Dr Vas Papageorgiou (Senior Researcher, PMHIC) 
• Dr Eliazar Luna (Senior Researcher, PMHIC)
• Dr Jean Strelitz (Senior Researcher, PMHIC)

Course Director

• Dr Jude Stansfield (Leeds Beckett University)

Co-project Leads

• Professor Subodh Dave (Dean, Royal College of Psychiatrists)
• Professor Kamaldeep Bhui (University of Oxford)

Public Mental Health Implementation Centre

• Dr Jonathan Campion (Clinic and Strategic Co-director, Public Mental Health Implementation Centre; Director for Public Mental Health and Consultant Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust) 
• Dr Peter Byrne (Clinic and Strategic Co-director, Public Mental Health Implementation Centre and Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, East London NHS Foundation Trust)

National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH)

• Professor Steve Pilling (Academic and Strategic Director, NCCMH) 

Candidates will be awarded the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Certificate in Public Mental Health Leadership on successful completion of all parts of the course:

• Full completion of the six eLearning modules, including each module’s discussion forum tasks and end-of-module test to 100%
• Attendance of the two live webinars
• Upload of your reflective piece