Medical Psychotherapy Consultation in observing and seeing colleagues and their cases for consultation will offer a foundation for the development of observing reflective practice competence in others.

One important role for the application of medical psychotherapy skills lies in developing reflective practice competence amongst colleagues.

The dual trainee will observe and participate in reflective practice groups facilitated by a Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy in the early part of training (ST4 and ST5) and from mid training onwards will use consultation activity to develop reflective practice competence in others.

Consultation and reflective practice supervision provided by a Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy will provide a foundation for the dual trainee from ST6 onwards to bring consultations observed and seen and for the dual trainee to plan and establish running a reflective practice group in an acute psychiatric setting such as an in-patient ward or a crisis team. The dual trainee would not be expected to consult with colleagues within their General Psychiatry placement as this would place them in the dynamic of an internal consultancy position making this untenable.

The dual trainee will also maintain reflective practice reports discussed in Consultation and Reflective Practice Supervision of their consultation and reflective practice activity experience as part of self-reflective practice development in the Advanced Medical Psychotherapy Curriculum (2013).