CPD & Professional

The School recognises that the need to continue learning throughout your career is a necessity in today’s working environment. Not only is there the need to keep up-to-date with the latest topics within your own specialist areas, you can also continue your studies to help with future career promotion.

These include:

a range of accredited short courses to meet the needs of the Health Service, employers and professional bodies. These include Diabetes Care and Diabetes Management for Primary Health Care Professionals.
the only UKAS accredited food testing laboratory in Scotland, which is used for REHIS food safety courses.
forensic courses on topics including DNA, toxicology and facial recognition It also offers a range of short courses in Molecular Techniques for the Life Sciences Professional.
in collaboration with NHS Education for Scotland (NES), the School has developed a range of CPD courses including Therapeutic Prescribing for Optometrists, ‘Lost for Words’ - a one-day workshop on communication and communication disorders - and Binocular Vision.
working with the Argyll and Clyde Domestic Abuse Training Consortium we offer an accredited short course in ‘Responding to Domestic Abuse’ for practitioners working with domestic abuse.
a range of counselling psychology courses delivered with the University of Strathclyde called the Psychological Therapies Knowledge Exchange Programme.
a collaboration with NHS Scotland’s School of Forensic Mental Health to develop a new series of Masters level modules commencing with “Risk Assessment and Management”.

Responding to Domestic Abuse

This CPD module examines the nature of domestic abuse as it occurs between partners or former partners. The module explores the many theories about why domestic abuse occurs; the effects of domestic abuse on those experiencing it and on society; and how professionals can recognise and respond to it effectively.

The course has been developed by Glasgow Caledonian University in partnership with Argyll and Clyde Domestic Abuse Training Consortium which represents Argyll & Bute Against Domestic Abuse (ADA) Multi Agency Partnership, Inverclyde Zero Tolerance Working Group, Women and Children First (Renfrewshire), West Dunbartonshire Violence Against Women Partnership.

Who should attend: Frontline practitioners in fields including social work, police, voluntary sector, healthcare professionals, victim support agencies, criminal justice and the law, housing, advocacy, education and mental health.

Applicants should:

currently be working directly or indirectly with those affected by domestic abuse
have an interest in working in the field of domestic abuse.
have completed a minimum of a half-day module in basic domestic abuse awareness delivered by a recognised training organisation.

Contacts:

Course leader, Dr Lisa Marshall, l.marshall@gcu.ac.uk
Course administrator, Catherine McGuinnity, c.mcguinnity@gcu.ac.uk

Lost for Words - Communication Skills in Optometry

Step into the shoes of a stroke survivor
Learn the do’s and don’ts of successful communication
Make your practice more successful by improving your interactions with patients
Improve patient loyalty

Our one day course will help ensure:

That your body language gives the right message
That you ask the right questions
That your patients comes back to yourpractice time and time again

Contacts:

Course leader, Dr Nadia Northway, n.northway@gcu.ac.uk
Course administrator, Karen Reid, k.reid@gcu.ac.uk

Independent Prescribing for Optometrists

Contact:

Course leader, Dr Gunter Loffler, g.loffler@gcu.ac.uk

Binocular Vision and Additional Examination Techniques

Join our orthoptic led training in local Scottish hospitals

Refreshing your knowledge on our one day course will help you:

Manage binocular vision anomalies
Understand current practise in children’s visual problems
Link your practice with your local hospital eye department
Learn about services for the visually impaired in your area

Contacts:

Course leader, Dr Nadia Northway, n.northway@gcu.ac.uk
Course administrator, Karen Reid, k.reid@gcu.ac.uk

Psychological Therapies Knowledge Exchange Programme

GCU and the University of Strathclyde have launched the Psychological Therapies Knowledge Exchange (PTKE) Programme.

Since 2005, the Universities have been working closely together to develop a BPS accredited Doctorate in Counselling Psychology, and our PTKE Programme now opens up many of the modules and units on this programme to the wider professional community. You will find here a wealth of opportunities for continuing professional development: from CBT to existential therapy, group work to counselling with children and young people.

The courses are designed to meet the ongoing training needs of psychologists, counsellors, psychotherapists and other professionals in mental health.

We also offer business services, including consultancy, contract and collaborative research and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs), so please get in touch.