To medicate or not to medicate: Integrating psychotropic drugs and psychotherapy – with Dr Adrian Hayes MRCPsych

To medicate or not to medicate: Integrating psychotropic drugs and psychotherapy

In this half-day training, Dr Adrian Hayes will introduce the broad categories of medication used commonly in mental health services including:

• their uses and how they work
• their effects and side effects

We will discuss together the effects of medication on engagement in psychotherapy and the role a
therapist can have on exploring a client’s relationship with medication.

We will also touch on the broader relationship between private therapists and NHS mental health teams.

The workshop will include a mix of didactic teaching, handouts, and plenty of time for questions/answers and discussion.

This half-day training will help therapists and health professionals to:

• be informed on the broad categories of psychotropic medications used in mental health services;
• understand how they work, their uses, effects and side-effects;
• build confidence to explore their clients’ relationship with medication and to ask appropriate questions;
• gain insight into the relationship between private therapists and NHS mental health teams

Plenty of time for Q&A.

THIS EVENT WILL BE RECORDED * (see below)

About Dr Adrian Hayes

Dr Adrian Hayes is a Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist and Consultant in Medical Psychotherapy for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. He has training and experience in medicine, psychiatry, and a variety of therapeutic modalities including psychodynamic psychotherapy, group analysis, MBT (mentalization-based therapy), CAT (cognitive-analytic therapy) and the Democratic Therapeutic Community model in prisons. He works predominantly with members of NHS mental health services who identify with complex trauma and personality disorder, particularly those with a high level of risk and complexity.

Open to psychological therapists (including trainees) from all modalities and all health professionals.

CPD certificates supplied.

*An audio-visual recording of the event will be included with your ticket, and available to re-watch as many times as you like until 22nd May 2024. The video will be focussed on Dr Adrian Hayes at all times including during Q&A. We will not be recording any delegates’ names or faces on screen, only their voices. So if you have questions or during discussions your image will not be recorded but when you unmute yourself your voice will be recorded. If you do not wish to have your voice recorded you can put any questions or comments in the chat and we will ensure all questions are attended to (note: the chat will NOT be included in the recording). By purchasing a ticket you agree to this recording.

An on-demand recording can also be purchased separately. 

The vast majority of our professional CPD events are led by psychotherapists. Each delegate is responsible for self-care should material during the event trigger difficult personal feelings.