Continuing Professional Development in Health and Social Care; Strategies for Lifelong Learning
Alsop, Auldeen
Continuing Professional Development in Health and Social Care; Strategies for Lifelong Learning - 2 - Hoboken : Wiley, 2013 - 1 online resource (177 p.)
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Continuing Professional Development in Health and Social Care; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Lifelong learning and continuing professional development; Introduction; Lifelong learning; Employability; The professional career; Portfolio careers; Ethics and quality of care delivery; Competence to practise; Continuing professional development; References; Chapter 2 Regulation of allied health and social care professionals; Introduction; The UK Health and Care Professions Council; Specific requirements of registrants regarding their CPD; Expectations of the practitioner Initial pre-registration education and continuing professional developmentBeyond initial professional education; CPD and career enhancement; Meeting the requirements of the UK HCPC; Submissions for CPD audit; The experience of audit; References; Chapter 3 The professional portfolio; Introduction; Variations of portfolio; Manual portfolios; E-portfolios; Scrapbooking; Journaling and creative writing; Profiles; The student portfolio; The new graduate portfolio; The practitioner portfolio; Portfolios or profiles for interviews and promotion; Portfolios for career development Putting a portfolio togetherDeveloping a portfolio; Taking a break from practice; Returning to practice; A checklist for your portfolio; Professional development and career planning; References; Chapter 4 The process of continuing professional development; Introduction; The professional journey; Envisioning a career; Developing competence for a career; The process of continuing professional development; Preceptorship; Coaching and mentorship; Networks; Individual performance review; References; Chapter 5 Learning to learn; Introduction; The student learner; Identifying learning needs Learning as a dimension of competenceThe autonomous practitioner; Learning from experience; Reflection; Learning as an investment; References; Chapter 6 Learning with others; Introduction; Collaborative learning: projects in partnership; Learning events; Participatory action research; Storytelling; Mechanisms for supporting learning; Social spaces; Publication; References; Chapter 7 Learning in the workplace; Introduction; Experiential learning; Formal and non-formal learning in the workplace; Formal learning; Informal learning; Social workers; Accredited learning in the workplace Conflicts of interestHow to make the most of workplace learning; Transforming ourselves; Transforming practice; Organisational culture and communities of learning; International perspectives on work-based learning; References; Chapter 8 Scholarly activity and research for the practitioner; Introduction; Reasons for seeking higher qualifications; Typical higher education qualifications; Master's degrees; Research degrees; Transfer to PhD; Taught degrees at Master's and doctoral level; Professional doctorates; Advancing a career through research; Knowing how you learn best Upgrading a diploma to a degree
Remote [electronic resource] : This new edition of the basic resource has been substantially restructured and updated to reflect the very latest CPD requirements and includes several new chapters. It reviews current policy on CPD and discusses the theoretical basis for maintaining competence and for adult learning, whilst providing practical guidance on how to develop a strategy for professional and career development, and on portfolio preparation that shows evidence of professional updating and CPD.
9781118539569
Continuing Professional Development in Health and Social Care; Strategies for Lifelong Learning - 2 - Hoboken : Wiley, 2013 - 1 online resource (177 p.)
Description based upon print version of record.
Continuing Professional Development in Health and Social Care; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Lifelong learning and continuing professional development; Introduction; Lifelong learning; Employability; The professional career; Portfolio careers; Ethics and quality of care delivery; Competence to practise; Continuing professional development; References; Chapter 2 Regulation of allied health and social care professionals; Introduction; The UK Health and Care Professions Council; Specific requirements of registrants regarding their CPD; Expectations of the practitioner Initial pre-registration education and continuing professional developmentBeyond initial professional education; CPD and career enhancement; Meeting the requirements of the UK HCPC; Submissions for CPD audit; The experience of audit; References; Chapter 3 The professional portfolio; Introduction; Variations of portfolio; Manual portfolios; E-portfolios; Scrapbooking; Journaling and creative writing; Profiles; The student portfolio; The new graduate portfolio; The practitioner portfolio; Portfolios or profiles for interviews and promotion; Portfolios for career development Putting a portfolio togetherDeveloping a portfolio; Taking a break from practice; Returning to practice; A checklist for your portfolio; Professional development and career planning; References; Chapter 4 The process of continuing professional development; Introduction; The professional journey; Envisioning a career; Developing competence for a career; The process of continuing professional development; Preceptorship; Coaching and mentorship; Networks; Individual performance review; References; Chapter 5 Learning to learn; Introduction; The student learner; Identifying learning needs Learning as a dimension of competenceThe autonomous practitioner; Learning from experience; Reflection; Learning as an investment; References; Chapter 6 Learning with others; Introduction; Collaborative learning: projects in partnership; Learning events; Participatory action research; Storytelling; Mechanisms for supporting learning; Social spaces; Publication; References; Chapter 7 Learning in the workplace; Introduction; Experiential learning; Formal and non-formal learning in the workplace; Formal learning; Informal learning; Social workers; Accredited learning in the workplace Conflicts of interestHow to make the most of workplace learning; Transforming ourselves; Transforming practice; Organisational culture and communities of learning; International perspectives on work-based learning; References; Chapter 8 Scholarly activity and research for the practitioner; Introduction; Reasons for seeking higher qualifications; Typical higher education qualifications; Master's degrees; Research degrees; Transfer to PhD; Taught degrees at Master's and doctoral level; Professional doctorates; Advancing a career through research; Knowing how you learn best Upgrading a diploma to a degree
Remote [electronic resource] : This new edition of the basic resource has been substantially restructured and updated to reflect the very latest CPD requirements and includes several new chapters. It reviews current policy on CPD and discusses the theoretical basis for maintaining competence and for adult learning, whilst providing practical guidance on how to develop a strategy for professional and career development, and on portfolio preparation that shows evidence of professional updating and CPD.
9781118539569