Overview: With a well thought out plan, you can achieve virtually any goal you set for yourself. And making a plan is crucial for continuing you education to build further skills and knowledge that can be applied to your work. For this assignment, you are going to develop a plan for continuing education in psychopharmacology. • Identify YOUR psychopharmacology learning goals. Research available resources including journals, newsletters, lecture series (such as grand rounds), conferences. Then, create a learning plan to meet your learning goals. Please see the attached link, Continuing Education Plan, for details about this assignment. • Note when you would like to complete each goal and the feasibility of the time range. • Note future plans for your continuing education that would allow to reach your goals. • Place any resources that you find in the “Psychopharmacology Continuing Education Resources” discussion board within this module. Continuing Education Plan In this assignment you will be developing a personal learning plan for continuing education in psychopharmacology. The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize you with continuing education materials and to begin developing habits that will keep your psychopharmacology skills and knowledge up to date. 1. Familiarize yourself with various learning resources and continuing education opportunities including but not limited to reference books, clinical journals, newsletters, professional organizations, conferences, CME events, local psychiatry grand rounds, psychiatry podcasts (several universities podcast their grand rounds). If you have resources that you enjoy please share them on the discussion board and tell us what you like about them. 2. Identify the resources that you find most useful. What do you like about them? a. Which resources are appropriate for use on a routine basis for point of care clinical information? b. Which resources are helpful for staying current with emerging information in psychopharmacology? c. Which resources are useful for in depth learning on topics of interest? d. What is the feasibility of these resources in terms of cost, time and travel? 3. Develop a continuing education plan. This is your commitment to independent learning. Identify the actions that you plan to take: a. On a routine basis, when questions arise at point of care. b. On a weekly or monthly basis – subscriptions, online readings, etc. c. On an annual basis, such as conferences or symposiums. d. Include resources that will provide a meet a variety of learning needs – guide clinical decision making at point of care, provide current information on new drugs or new safety information and deepen your understanding of particular topics. 4. Write a summary of your plan. How do your chosen resources support your learning goals? Why did you choose them? Please provide references and links to your educational resources