Workplace-Based Assessments in Psychiatry

Significant changes were made to the way psychiatric trainees' skills are assessed for the MRCPsych examinations in 2007. Much teaching, learning and assessment now occurs in the workplace in real clinical situations, with the emphasis being on outcome as reflected by the performance of the doctor. This book outlines the workplace-based assessments (WPBAs) that are required by the current competency-based psychiatry curriculum. It has been updated, taking into account the experience gained since these assessments began. The authors explore the theory and practice of different assessment methods such as case-based discussion, long-case evaluation and directly observed practice, changes in the MRCPsych examinations and multi-source feedback. The second edition includes new chapters on Direct Observation of Non-Clinical Skills (DONCS), educational supervisor reports, the new online portfolio for trainees, workplace-based assessments in psychotherapy and views from trainees themselves. This book is essential reading for psychiatric trainers and trainees.

Contents; 1. Introduction: changes in training Amit Malik, Dinesh Bhugra and Andrew Brittlebank; 2. Methods of workplace based assessments: what does the literature tell us? Amit Malik and Dinesh Bhugra; 3. Case-based discussion Nick Brown, Gareth Holsgrove and Sadira Teeluckdharry; 4. The mini-Assessed Clinical Encounter (mini-ACE) Nick Brown; 5. The Assessment of Clinical Expertise (ACE) Geoff Searle; 6. Multi-source feedback Caroline Brown; 7. Direct Observation of Non Clinical Skills: a new tool to assess higher psychiatric trainees Andrew Brittlebank; 8. Workplace-based assessments in psychotherapy Chess Denman; 9. Educational supervisor's report Ann Boyle; 10. Portfolios Larissa Ryan and Clare Oakley; 11. Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) Wendy Burn; 12. Examinations in the era of competency training Anthony Bateman; 13. Experience of piloting workplace-based assessment in psychiatry Andrew Brittlebank, Julian Archer, Damien Longson, Amit Malik and Dinesh Bhugra; 14. Developing and delivering an online assessment system Simon Bettison and Amit Malik; 15. A trainee perspective of workplace-based assessments Clare Oakley and Ollie White; 16. Conclusions Amit Malik, Dinesh Bhugra and Andrew Brittlebank; Appendix 1. Assessment forms; Appendix 2. Guide for ARCP panels in core psychiatry training; Appendix 3. The MRCPsych examination; Index.