CPD for Independent Practitioners
- 9.15am–4.30pm, 23 October 2008
- Thistle East Midlands Airport Hotel, Derbyshire
This fabulous day was for all independent practitioners - primarily trying to target the professions who were next to be auditted including: "Aug ‘09 – Orthoptists; Aug ‘09 – Paramedics; Sept ‘09 - Clinical scientists, Prosthetists and Orthotists and Speech and Language Therapists; Oct ‘09 - Occupational Therapists; Nov ‘09 - Biomedical Scientists; Feb ‘10 – Radiographers; April ‘10 – Physiotherapists and May ‘10 - Art therapists and Dietitians. All evidence has to show that the CPD an individual has undertaken has contributed to the quality of their practice and demonstrates that it benefited the service user. The standards apply not only to those in clinical practice, but also to those working in research, management or education." Source: HPC Introduce CPD requirements from July 2006 30/05/2006 www.hpc-uk.org. The training course aimed to provide answers to: Are you ready to prove your competency? How can you best prove your competency? “What are the HPC specifically looking for? Working independently is it more likely I’ll be audited? How do I demonstrate my clinical workload confidentially? What activities can I carry out? What should my portfolio consist of? Is my business development plan useful evidence?" This practical, informative day with its 2 expert speakers - Lynch Mason and Kate Sheehan was offered to ensure delegates attending the course could feel fully confident & prepared for the HPC process. Kate delivered information and guidance from the HPC and Lynch worked through the practicalities of actually putting together our portfolios. 11 therapists attended the day and both Lynch and Kate had excellent feedback with 5 delgates feeling the course content relative to their needs was excellent, 3 as good and 1 as satisfactory (2 delegates had not scored this section).
Course outcomes
It is intended that at the conclusion of the programme the independent practitioner will have:
- Increased knowledge and understanding of what CPD is and why it is important for independent practice
- Increased knowledge of how to undertake CPD within every day work, with an increased understanding how to mainain, record and demonstrate CPD learning experiences effectively
- An understanding of the process of maintaining registration and what the HPC are expecting
Programme
| 09:15 | Registration |
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| 09:30 | Background to CPD
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| 11:00 | Break |
| 11:15 | COT and other Therapy Models.
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| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | The HPC process
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| 15:00 | Break |
| 15:30 | Getting started - practical work on your portfolio
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| 4.30pm | Close |
Everyone was asked (if they had one) to bring their existing portfolios. This was to include all ‘bits and pieces’, certificates, examples of their work, cv’s, references etc. If in doubt, anything they thought might be useful to bring. Delegates were asked to send questions prior to the training so the day could be ‘tailor made’ to their requirements.
Kate Sheehan is a well-respected Occupational Therapist, with 23 years of clinical experience. She has worked as an independent Occupational Therapist for the last 7 years and provides advice, consultancy and training to companies and individuals on the needs of the disability and 50+ market. Kate continues to work with individuals, Housing Associations, insurance companies and individuals to maintain a close link to the grass root needs of the clients and customers. She is the treasurer of the College of Occupational Therapists specialist section - Housing and represented the College of Occupational Therapist in Europe (COTEC).
