I was delighted to attend one of the courses on offer from the PNA in conjunction with the RCSI. It’s a positive development in Continuing Practice Development. The PNA has optimized access to courses and are using the wonderful facilities and knowledge base of the RCSI. Looking at the courses on offer, I found that there was an interesting and beneficial range of topics to choose from. I enrolled for the Advanced Mental Health Assessment CPD Course. I found there was an ease of access for registration and enrollment. The course itself was attended by a variety of disciplines in nursing and ranged from Liaison, ward based and community focused staff. All nurses had different interpretations and expectations of what the course would offer and had the opportunity to express from the outset, what they hoped to gain from the day.

The Advanced Mental Health Assessment was facilitated by the wonderful Colman Noctor, psychotherapist and Advanced Nurse Practitioner. It was an interactive information sharing session with plenty of reflective opportunities on our own practice, given the practical evidence based knowledge and invaluable skills imparted to us by Dr Noctor. The format was a relaxing learning experience and I came away with added skills to incorporate into my everyday practice.

RCSI/PNA CPD by Leish Caulfield Waterford Mental Health Services

You can Still Register for this years Final Programme on Perinatal Mental Heath with

Steve Lamb Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner December 6th 

 https://pna.ie/index.php/rcsi-pna-cpd/rcsi-pna-courses/rcsi-pna-courses/perinatal-mental-health