CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Understanding and reducing use of restrictive interventions in mental health settings
Enhance your awareness of ethical issues and legal frameworks around such interventions
Using quality improvement to enhance mental healthcare
The methods, tools and techniques used in quality improvement with details of a case study
Implementing cultural safety to enhance the care of mental health service users
Increase your awareness and understanding of the concept of cultural safety
Supporting people who are experiencing domestic abuse
Mental health nurses have a vital role in identifying domestic abuse and safeguarding
Exploring the therapeutic relationship in nursing theory and practice
In such relationships, nurses should demonstrate self-awareness, empathy and professionalism
Supporting women’s sexual safety in acute mental health settings
Concerns have been raised about sexual safety in mental health inpatient wards in the UK
Sexual violence: a trauma-informed approach for mental health nurses
Effects of sexual violence on survivors and the principles of trauma-informed care
Using team formulation in mental health practice
Evidence and techniques for team formulation in therapeutic work
Use of individual formulation in mental health practice
To learn about two transdiagnostic models of formulation that you could use in your practice
Introducing mentalization and its role in mental health practice
How individuals learn to mentalize during childhood, and in response to stress
Using the STARTER model to talk about sex in mental health nursing practice
The STARTER model is a step-by-step tool encouraging conversations about sexual health
Implementing trauma-informed care in mental health services
Mental health practitioners can support service users to move beyond traumatic events