Faculty of Adult Psychiatry

The Faculty of Adult Psychiatry (FADLP) promotes the highest standards in clinical practice, training and research pertaining to adult psychiatry.

Adult psychiatry

Adult psychiatry is a specific subspecialty relating to the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of adults with psychiatric disorders.

Aims

The Faculty aims to:

• Promote the objectives of the College relating to adult psychiatry. The Faculty supports a body of expertise and knowledge that the College draws on for position statements, submissions to government and non-government organisations, and advocacy for our adult patients.
• Contribute to and promote a high standard of clinical practice, training and research to the practice of psychiatry with adults.
• Advise on training in adult psychiatry through the Subcommittee for Advanced Training in Adult Psychiatry (SATAP). This committee currently supports the Certificate of Adult Psychiatry
• Advance and disseminate research in adult psychiatry. 

Current committee members

The Chair of the Bi-national FADLP Committee is Dr Agnew Alexander.

The current committee can be contacted through memberhelp@ranzcp.org.

Membership

All members of the College (including trainees and Affiliates) are eligible to join the Faculty. 

Join the Faculty via My RANZCP [Member login required]

The Regulations of the FADLP outline the role and responsibilities of the Bi-national Faculty membership.

Accredited membership is available for members of the College who have completed the relevant Certificate of Advanced Training, or meet approved criteria. The accredited membership criteria policy [PDF; 53 KB] outlines the pathways to receiving accredited membership. 

For further information on applying for accredited membership of the Faculty, email memberhelp@ranzcp.org.

Training

The Certificate of Advanced Training in Adult Psychiatry is the premier training program in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand in adult psychiatry.