Main description:

A revised and updated edition with new chapters. The first section covers tools that provide a method of facilitating professional development and a means of recording it. The second focuses on process and covers the how and why of CPD. Written for allied health professions, but many methods have a wider application and will be useful for all healthcare professionals.

Contents:

Portfolios within Continuing Professional Development SWOT analysis Critical incidents Learning contracts in practice: their role in CPD Utilising radio and television media to enhance CPD Peer observation: a tool for Continuing Professional Development Critical reasoning as a CPD tool Reflection in personal development Using Journal Clubs as part of CPD activity Practice placement as evidence of CPD Spirituality and reflective practice Service improvement in Pre-Registration Education CPD Model The evolution of a state wide continuing education programme Stakeholder perspectives on CPD The HPC audit: a personal perspective