All allied health and social care professionals are required to engage in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in order to systematically maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge and skills and so develop the personal qualities and attributes required in their working lives. Extensively updated and revised, this second edition now reflects the latest regulatory requirements of health and social care professionals in the UK, and addresses the needs of health professionals working worldwide, including social workers who are now regulated in the UK by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). In addition, new chapters address the specific needs of support workers and students of the relevant professions. The book discusses the theoretical basis for maintaining competence and offers practical guidance on how to develop a strategy for professional and career development. Ways of developing and maintaining a portfolio and of creating a profile to meet regulatory body requirements are addressed, and there is an emphasis on the development of learning skills, skills of reflection and critical evaluation as central to the CPD process. Attention is given to the specific needs of those professionals working directly with service users in practice, those holding managerial positions, employed in education and undertaking research. The second edition of this practical guide provides invaluable advice for successful continuing professional development for health and social care professionals at all stages of their career. Provides practical guidance on strategies for lifelong learning and continuing professional development Addresses the very latest CPD and regulatory requirements for health and social care professionals Includes specific CPD strategies for students and support workers as well as professionals employed in practice, management, education and research

All allied health and social care professionals are required toengage in Continuing ProfessionalDevelopment (CPD) in order to systematically maintain, improve andbroaden their knowledge and skillsand so develop the personal qualities and attributes required intheir working lives.Extensively updated and revised, this second edition nowreflects the latest regulatory requirements ofhealth and social care professionals in the UK, and addresses theneeds of health professionals workingworldwide, including social workers who are now regulated in the UKby the Health and Care ProfessionsCouncil (HCPC). In addition, new chapters address the specificneeds of support workers and students of the relevantprofessions.The book discusses the theoretical basis for maintainingcompetence and offers practical guidance onhow to develop a strategy for professional and career development.Ways of developing and maintaininga portfolio and of creating a profile to meet regulatory bodyrequirements are addressed, and there is anemphasis on the development of learning skills, skills ofreflection and critical evaluation as central to theCPD process. Attention is given to the specific needs of thoseprofessionals working directly with serviceusers in practice, those holding managerial positions, employed ineducation and undertaking research.The second edition of this practical guide provides invaluableadvice for successful continuingprofessional development for health and social care professionalsat all stages of their career.* Provides practical guidance on strategies for lifelonglearning and continuing professionaldevelopment* Addresses the very latest CPD and regulatoryrequirements for health and social care professionals* Includes specific CPD strategies for students andsupport workers as well as professionalsemployed in practice, management, education and research

Preface viAcknowledgements ix1 Lifelong learning and continuing professional development 12 Regulation of allied health and social care professionals 123 The professional portfolio 224 The process of continuing professional development 345 Learning to learn 476 Learning with others 587 Learning in the workplace 688 Scholarly activity and research for the practitioner 849 Learning to write and writing to learn 10110 Career development 11411 CPD and career development for academics 12512 Leadership and professional development 13613 Learning strategies and CPD for support workers 14614 Learning for leisure and pleasure 153Index 159