What Makes a Good CPD Portfolio The theory

What Makes a Good CPD Portfolio? The theory and the practice BSHAA Professional Development Day – 10 th September 2011 1

Or…. . Welcome to another of Barry’s CPD therapy sessions!! 2

Ø Why a CPD therapy session? Ø All part of BSHAA’s continuing crusade to eliminate ‘CPD Anxiety Syndrome’! Ø A little CPD therapy to start the day but the cure is in your hands! 3

Ø Why a CPD therapy session? Ø All part of BSHAA’s continuing crusade to eliminate ‘CPD Anxiety Syndrome’! Ø A little CPD therapy to start the day but the cure is in your hands! 4

CPD Therapy Session Ø So, we’re going to start today’s CPD therapy session with a few BYSTBOs! ØBaring ØYour ØSoul ØTo ØBarry ØOpportunity 5

CPD Therapy Session Ø As a souvenir of this CPD therapy session, you should all have a copy of ‘My CPD Progress Rating’. Ø Pens at the ready!! 6

CPD Therapy Session (Q 1) Ø Have you read this HPC publication ‘Your guide to our standards for continuing professional development’ at least once? Ø Just a ‘Yes’ Yes or a ‘No’. No Ø If you haven’t…. therapy stage one is…. . Ø …. . READ IT!! 7

CPD Therapy Session (Q 2) Ø How many HPC CPD Standards are there? Ø Choose a number between 1 and 6. 8

CPD Therapy Session (Q 3) Ø How many different CPD activities do you think are listed in the HPC CPD guide? Ø Choose either 15, 15 24, 24 35 or 52. 52 9

CPD Therapy Session (Q 4) Ø Which one these is the least likely to be a CPD activity? activity Ø Case studies Ø Reading journals or articles Ø Analysing significant events Ø Maintaining a Reflective Journal Ø Attending BSHAA meetings Ø Membership of a professional body Ø Discussions with colleagues Ø Supervising staff or students 10

CPD Therapy Session (Q 5) Ø Which of these CPD records do you have in your personal CPD Portfolio? Portfolio Ø Annual CPD plan/framework Ø End of year summary of CPD activities Ø Case studies Ø Learning outcomes from experiences with clients Ø Reflective Learning Journal entries based on self-directed study from journals, internet, textbooks Ø Copies of journal or internet articles with learning outcomes. Ø Evaluation forms from BSHAA and other professional development/educational meetings 11 Ø Testimonials from clients

CPD Therapy Session (Q 6) Ø Over the past 12 months, how often have you spent time on any CPD activity? ØWhenever I attend meetings ØErratically, when I find the time ØAt least once a week ØAt least once a month ØAbout once every 2 or 3 months. Ø 2 or 3 times a year. 12

CPD Therapy Session (A 1) Ø Have you read this HPC publication ‘Your guide to our standards for continuing professional development’ at least once? Ø If you said ‘Yes’, Yes give yourself a score of ‘ 5’. Ø If you said ‘No’, No your score is ‘ 0’…. . surprise, surprise!! 13

CPD Therapy Session (A 2) Ø How many HPC CPD Standards are there? Ø There are 5 CPD Standards. Ø If correct, take 5 marks 14

CPD Therapy Session (A 3) Ø There are 52 different CPD activities. Ø Again if correct, take 5 marks 15

CPD Therapy Session (A 4) Ø Which one of these is the least likely to be a CPD activity? activity Ø Case studies Ø Reading journals or articles Ø Analysing significant events Ø Maintaining a Reflective Journal Ø Attending BSHAA meetings Ø Membership of a professional body Ø Discussions with colleagues Ø Supervising staff or students 5 marks 16

CPD Therapy Session (A 5) Ø Which of these CPD records do you have in your personal CPD Portfolio? Portfolio Ø Annual CPD plan/framework Ø End of year summary of CPD activities Ø Case studies Take 5 marks for each one Ø Learning outcomes from experiences with clients Ø Reflective Learning Journal entries based on self-directed study from journals, internet, textbooks Ø Copies of journal or internet articles with learning outcomes. Ø Evaluation forms from BSHAA and other professional development/educational meetings 17 Ø Testimonials from clients

CPD Therapy Session (A 6) Ø Over the past 12 months, how often have you spent time on any CPD activity? ØWhenever I attend meetings ØErratically, when I find the time ØAt least once a week Take 5 marks for one of these ØAt least once a month ØAbout once every 2 or 3 months. Ø 2 or 3 times a year. 18

The Perfect CPD Portfolio Theory 19

Perfect CPD Portfolio – Theory ü To comply with the 1 st of the HPC Standards for CPD, CPD the perfect CPD Portfolio would contain evidence of regular CPD activities ü Because you must “maintain a continuous, up-to-date and accurate record of CPD activities”. activities ü Regular means at least once a month. 20

Perfect CPD Portfolio – Theory ü To comply with the 2 nd of the HPC Standards for CPD, CPD the perfect CPD Portfolio would contain evidence of a variety of CPD activities ü Because you must “demonstrate that CPD activities are a mixture of learning activities relevant to current or future practice”. practice ü There at least 52 CPD activities to choose from… 5 or 6 regular activities should be manageable. 21

Perfect CPD Portfolio – Theory ü To comply with the 3 rd and 4 th of the HPC Standards for CPD, CPD the perfect CPD Portfolio would contain evidence of reflection on your learning confirming that it is relevant and beneficial to your practice and to clients ü Because you must “ensure that CPD has contributed to the quality of your practice and service delivery”…. and…. . delivery ü Because you must “ensure that your CPD 22 benefits the service user”. user

Perfect CPD Portfolio – Theory ü To comply with the 5 th of the HPC Standards for CPD, CPD the perfect CPD Portfolio would produce all of the evidence of compliance with the other four standards and that you are a reflective practitioner. ü Because you must “present a written profile containing evidence of your CPD upon request…which is your own work”. work ü Keep an updated record of what’s in your portfolio…part of the HPC CPD profile. 23

Perfect CPD Portfolio – Theory SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE IN MY 2011 CPD PORTFOLIO NAME: ………………. . ü You could summarise the evidence in your CPD Portfolio like this. ü From now on, a much better idea is to use the on-line CPD system on the new BSHAA website. Month of CPD Activity All of 2010 All of 2011 Jan 2011 Feb 2011 Brief Description of Record Summary of how I have followed my personal CPD objectives for 2010. CPD Framework for 2011 Reflective Learning Journal sheets from selfdirected study, meetings, etc Reflective Journal sheets based on client sessions Case Studies Reflective Learning Journal sheets from selfdirected study, meetings, etc Reflective Journal sheets based on client sessions HPC REG NO: …………… Relevant CPD Standards Number of Records 1 -4 1 1&2 1 1 -4 3 3&4 2 1 -4 1 1 -4 2 3&4 2 Tick if evidence is in CPD Portfolio 24

The Perfect CPD Portfolio The Practice 25

Perfect CPD Portfolio – The Practice Ø The practice closely follows theory: Ø Have an annual CPD plan Ø Undertake CPD activities regularly Ø Make sure it’s a variety of activities Ø Record learning outcomes as soon after the activity as possible Ø Always show what you have learnt is relevant and intended to benefit your practice and your clients Ø Now, get to know the BSHAA on-line CPD system and use it regularly 26

Perfect CPD Portfolio – The Practice Ø CPD Anxiety Syndrome is often caused by not fully understanding the relevance and importance of reflective practice Ø There is an essential connection between reflection on learning and CPD. Ø The new BSHAA on-line CPD system guides you in recording reflections on learning. 27

Perfect CPD Portfolio – The Practice Ø A little exercise about reflection on learning! 28

Perfect CPD Portfolio – Theory & Practice Ø So, in a nutshell, CPD is full of LARFTR: - ØLearning ØAnd ØRecording ØFollowing up Ø Then ØRecording…some more! 29

Perfect CPD Portfolio – Theory & Practice Thank you for listening! Any comments or questions? 30