CPD- Lifelong Learning Continuing Proffessional Development

Question 1

What is CPD?

Answer 1

• Commitment to ongoing professional learning
• Its conscious and proactive rather than passive and reactive
• Identifying opportunities to refresh existing knowledge, improve skills, enhance future career aspects

Question 2

CPD for the HCPC

Answer 2

CPD is a requirement of registration
Including different kinds of learning activities on a regular bias
Activities that improve your practice and benefit your service users

But it is individual to you.

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Question 3

Types of CPD

Answer 3

• work based learning
  -professional activity
  -formal education
  -self directed learning

Question 4

Work based learning

Answer 4

-reflecting on work based experiences
-gaining and learning from experience
- e.g work shadowing and in-service training

Question 5

Professional activity

Answer 5

-maintaining and developing specialist skills
-doing research
-lecturing or teaching or mentoring

Question 6

Formal education

Answer 6

-attending workshops
-completing online leaning
-completing MSc PhD

Question 7

Self directed learning

Answer 7

-reading journals
-reviewing books
-updating your knowledge through the internet

Question 8

How to record CPD

Answer 8

-SoR- become a member
-Portofolio on skills

Question 9

CPD is individual to you

Answer 9

• you decide what is most beneficial to your career

CPD is not provided by your employer

Funding may be available depending on activity

Question 10

HCPC audit

Answer 10

Each time you renew your registration you will be asked to submit CPD portfolios

Question 11

How does CPD help you

Answer 11

Demonstrates your thinking
Helps evidence skills and feedback
Can open doors to possibilities you may nit have considered