Adult assessments & requirements

Your assessments and requirements to complete the Certificate of Advanced Training in Adult Psychiatry are:

eight Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs), two per 6 month rotation
one Observed Clinical Activity per 6 month rotation if undertaking the certificate in conjunction with the Fellowship program
mid-rotation and end-of rotation In-Training Assessments (ITAs)
record of psychotherapy with four patients
10 case formulations
participation on two committees or working/planning groups.
study requirements based on your formal or self-directed learning.

You will need to complete learning and development plans each year. At the end of your certificate you will need to complete a checklist and sign off.

Learning and development plan

At the beginning of each year of training, you must complete a written proposal outlining your plans for learning and development.

Learning and development plan [MS word; 64 KB]

Entrustable Professional Activities

You must attain 8 Stage 3 adult psychiatry EPAs, two per 6-month FTE rotation.

five EPAs are mandatory.
three can be your choice of the remaining eligible EPAs.

If you have completed the below Stage 2 adult psychiatry EPAs, you can’t do the similar ones required for this Certificate.

assess treatment-refractory psychiatric disorders
physical comorbidity
postpartum mental illness
psychiatric disorders in pregnancy

Instead, you must choose from the remaining adult psychiatry EPAs.

If you are in a rotation in a different area of practice, you must attain the EPAs relevant to that area.

List of all EPAs for this Certificate [PDF; 121 KB]

In-training Assessments

You must complete mid-rotation and end-of-rotation ITAs. You must submit an end-of-rotation ITA form via inTrain within 60 days of the completion of a rotation.

Psychotherapy experience

You must treat at least 4 adults with a mental disorder to completion with a structured psychotherapy.

Structured psychotherapy requirements [PDF; 45 KB]

Structured psychotherapy form [PDF; 133 KB]

The patients treated must be different to the Psychotherapy Written Case, the Stage 3 Fellowship psychotherapy requirements or any psychotherapy-related EPAs.

Case formulations

You must complete 10 de-identified case formulations of 800-1000 words each.

Two cases covering each of the following diagnoses must be completed:

bipolar disorder
borderline personality disorder
schizophrenia
major depression
anxiety/trauma and stressor-related/obsessive-compulsive and related disorders.

Case formulation form [PDF; 146 KB]

Committee participation

You must be involved in at least 2 administrative, quality assurance or planning committees/groups, each for a sufficient time-period to gain experience of this aspect of a psychiatrist’s role. Choice of committee or planning group should be discussed with your DOAT.