Cedar and Cedar Create offer a wide-ranging portfolio of CPD courses to support individual and service development.
Many of our CPD courses are open to the public, while some are for specific professional communities.
We can also offer bespoke training packages and CPD events that are tailored to you and your team. If you would like to discuss this, please get in touch.
Enhancing Clinical Practice Workshop | Complex Presentations at Step 2 Assessment (PWP workshop) | Wednesday 1st April 2026
The core PWP training courses gives a solid basis for providing a structured, thorough step 2 assessment. This workshop is designed to support qualified PWPs to expand on these skills to a more advanced level, to provide optimal care for all patients, but particularly those whose presentations may not be straightforward. A range of engaging teaching methods are used throughout the day to provide an optimal engaging experience and to cater for different learning styles including lectures, small and large group discussions, individual reflection and skills practice.
The content of the workshop will cover the context and evidence-base surrounding the topic and defining complexity and understanding its development. A focus will be on recognising complex presentations and severe mental health disorders, how to effectively differentiate between them and how these can present in the context of a step 2 assessment. It will explore effective information gathering, information giving and resourcing when there is a complex or significant mental health/risk history, in a context of delivering trauma-informed care. Many PWP’s will need to make referrals to other services, like secondary care, so there will be exploration through reflecting on this experience and preparation for making effective referrals. It will also focus on some of the interpersonal difficulties PWP’s can encounter and struggle within the unique context of step 2 assessments, such as dealing with interpersonal difficulties within an assessment, knowing how to effectively give information if you aren’t sure the service can meet their needs, managing expectations and having difficult conversations.
This workshop is open to PWP’s only and will be held remotely via Zoom from 09:30am to 16:30pm.
A place on this workshop will cost £125. Please do book a place on this programme using the link below, alternatively we can arrange for an invoice to your service/organisation.
