ICPS College Professional Diploma in Psychopharmacology for Mental Healthcare Workers
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Course start date: No future date was visible in the booking snapshot checked 17 August 2026; confirm the intake at https://www.icps.ie/booking. Pricing: €695; deposit €295. Confirm live booking details before enrolling.
This course is medication literacy for non-prescribing mental-health professionals who need to understand clients' treatment experiences and communicate effectively across disciplines. It sits within Neuroscience, health and clinical integration and connects theory with reviewing medication classes, indications and common adverse effects, exploring beliefs about medication, recognising when a prescriber should be contacted and maintaining a collaborative therapeutic alliance.
Course content and academic foundations
Module 1: SSRIs and SNRIs
This module develops a working understanding of SSRIs and SNRIs and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.
Discussion considers SSRIs and SNRIs alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.
Module 2: mood stabilisers
This module develops a working understanding of mood stabilisers and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.
Discussion considers mood stabilisers alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.
Module 3: antipsychotics
This module develops a working understanding of antipsychotics and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.
Discussion considers antipsychotics alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.
Module 4: anxiolytics
This module develops a working understanding of anxiolytics and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.
Discussion considers anxiolytics alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.
Module 5: ADHD medication
This module develops a working understanding of ADHD medication and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.
Discussion considers ADHD medication alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.
Module 6: side effects
This module develops a working understanding of side effects and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.
Discussion considers side effects alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.
Module 7: adherence and withdrawal
This module develops a working understanding of adherence and withdrawal and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.
Discussion considers adherence and withdrawal alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.
Module 8: communication with prescribers
This module develops a working understanding of communication with prescribers and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.
Discussion considers communication with prescribers alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.
Learning experience, skills and professional development
The learning experience helps participants communicate more confidently about psychopharmacology course for mental health workers Ireland in professional settings.
Listening, collaboration and repair are treated as practical relational skills.
Structured reflection can support CPD and questions for supervision.
Review award and progression information carefully; education does not automatically grant authority to practise independently.
Who may benefit and how to use the learning
counsellors, psychotherapists, support workers and other mental healthcare staff who do not prescribe. It may also suit people comparing counselling courses in Ireland or seeking focused CPD.
This is not prescriber training. Decisions to start, stop or change medication belong with an appropriately qualified prescriber, and abrupt discontinuation can carry risk. Course learning should improve questions and collaboration, not extend scope of practice.
Assessment, CPD and enrolment
Review the live ICPS page for dates, fees, deposits, delivery and entry requirements before booking.
Keep attendance, reading and reflective notes as an accurate CPD record.
Frequently asked questions
Who is this course for?
It is intended for counsellors, psychotherapists, support workers and other mental healthcare staff who do not prescribe.
What will I study?
Themes include SSRIs and SNRIs, mood stabilisers, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, ADHD medication and applied practice.
Is there a current start date?
No future date was visible; use the live booking page.
What does it cost?
€695; deposit €295
Does completion authorise independent practice?
Check the current award and professional requirements.
Conclusion
This ICPS College pathway offers a focused route into psychopharmacology course for mental health workers Ireland. Confirm live intake, price and progression details before enrolling.
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