ARCP Assessment

Details

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Prior to Portfolio Review
Portfolio Review
ARCP Panel

The next E-Portfolio Reviews are taking place on:

Trainees were advised on 6th February 2013 if they are required to be assessed in June 2013.

Who to contact

The Mersey Deanery contact for Psychiatry is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , telephone number 0151 285 4760.

Less Than Full Time Trainees

The GMC requires Deaneries to provide evidence that all trainees are seen at least once a year.

Interim Portfolio Reviews are required for trainees who are due for an annual Portfolio Review but are unable to progress to the next level of training due to working less than full time (LTFT).

The Portfolio Review Panel will review a submitted portfolio and give a provisional outcome for the trainees experience to date. A full ARCP Outcome can only be given when the annual progression Portfolio Review takes place.

Final Year Trainees

All trainees reaching their CCT date are required to attend a Face to Face ARCP to sign off their Postgraduate Training.

Prior to the Portfolio Review

All evidence uploaded needs to be approved prior to the Portfolio Review in order for the panel view.

All trainees need to register with the Royal College of Psychiatrists for a portfolio online account.

The Mersey Deanery will give trainees at least six weeks notice of the date by which the necessary documentation is required so that trainees can obtain structured reports from their educational supervisors.

Failure to produce timely, adequate evidence for the panel will result in an Incomplete outcome (Outcome 5) and will require the trainee to explain to the panel and Deanery in writing the reasons for the deficiencies in the documentation.

If a trainee is not achieving the required standard, the Chair of the panel must inform the Lead Associate Dean within 24 hours.

All trainees should be receiving weekly educational supervision from their supervisor who will also complete an induction review/PDP, and later a midpoint review, to be uploaded onto the trainees’ online portfolio.

You need to be regularly updating your portfolio with evidence of training, learning and experience with the inclusion of personal reflection.

You must ensure that you have covered all parts of the curriculum relevant to your stage of training, so that you can present your portfolio at your ARCP. Your Clinical and Educational Supervisors can provide guidance.

If you have any questions regarding your E-Portfolio, please contact your Programme Director.

Portfolio Review

Trainees do not need to attend.

Prior to the Portfolio Review, noted above, please ensure you:

1. Register with the Royal College of Psychiatrists and gain access to the online portfolio
2. Download the ARCP Documentation for completion and upload onto the e-portfolio as a PDF as advised:
   
   PDF must be titled ARCP and the year i.e. ARCP 2013
   

   	Core Psychiatry	Higher Psychiatry	Where to Upload
   a)	Core Psychiatry ARCP Documentation	Higher Psychiatry ARCP Documentation	Evidence > Experience > Supervison
   b)	Initial Meeting and Mid Point Review Form		Evidence > Experience > Supervison
   c)	Psychotherapy Logbook		Evidence > Experience > Psychotherapy
   d)	Enhanced Form R	Enhanced Form R	Send to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

3. Read the guidance provided:
   

   	Core Psychiatry	Higher Psychiatry
   a)	Uploading ARCP Documentation onto E-Portfolio	Specialty Training Curriculum
   b)	ARCP Minimum Data Set for Psychotherapy Competencies	WPBA Guide for ST4 - ST6
   c)	Core Curriculum Module
   d)	WPBA Guide for Core Psychiatry Training

4. Important notice:
   

   	Core Psychiatry	Higher Psychiatry
   a)	Psychotherapy competencies will be reviewed at the E-Portfolio Panel against the Minimum Data Set. Trainees will be required to attend the ARCP Panel if Psychotherapy competencies for that training year are not met. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  with any concerns.	Failure to supply all the requested documentation or store within the correct folder will result in you attending the ARCP Panel.
   b)	Prior to uploading documentation onto the E-Portfolio:  When you create a new post record on the e-portfolio you need to enter your access rights again. For all new placements, please add This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  as your Training Programme Director.
   c)	Failure to supply all the requested documentation or store within the correct folder will result in you attending the ARCP Panel.

ANNUAL REVIEW OF COMPETENCY PROGRESSION (ARCP) PANEL

Trainees need to attend.

The Face to Face ARCP will take place on 21st June 2013.

Decision Aids: Mersey Deanery decision aid

If following the E-Portfolio Review the panel note any trainees that are not at the required standard of training, they will be invited to attend the ARCP, also, failure to produce timely, adequate evidence for the E-Portfolio Review will result in an incomplete outcome (Outcome 5) and will require the trainee to explain to the ARCP panel and Deanery in writing the reasons for the deficiencies in the documentation.

The ARCP panel consists of:
• The Dean or representatives (ie, Associate, Deputy)
• Training Programme Director and/or Head of School
• Lay member
• External representation from within the Specialty.
• If academic trainee (ACF, ACL,) 2 academic representatives must be in attendance.

Plus one from the list below:
• Chair of specialty Training Committee,
• College/faculty rep (e.g. from the Specialty SAC)
• Education supervisor

The ARCP panel will also review 10% of the E-Portfolio/Documentation Review recommendations for satisfactory outcomes.

Once the 10% has been confirmed as satisfactory, all the ARCP Certificates are produced via the e-portfolio.

ARCP Outcomes

ARCP Outcome Appeal

Trainees have the right to review and appeal against unsatisfactory outcomes awarded at ARCP. This is covered in Section 7.121 of The Gold Guide.