Education for appropriate psychiatry.

Appropriate psychiatry depends on the careful delineation of educational objectives in terms of the knowledge, skills and attitudes that doctors can be expected to use, the development of suitable learning experiences and methods of evaluation to test whether the objective have been attained. A method for the analysis of objectives is described, as well as techniques to facilitate learning. Clinical skills are not enough in planning postgraduate training in the south african context. Managerial and educational skills should also be fostered, as well as the personal growth and development of the trainee. Special attention should be given to preparing the psychiatrist to meet the needs of different cultural groups. A case is put forward for the development and acceptance of a single basic qualification of clinical competence for psychiatrists in South Africa and it is proposed that the F.F. Psych. should fill this gap.