Continuing Professional Development: Activities, outcomes and audit Royal College of Occupational Therapists Annual Conference, June 2017 Continuing Professional Development: Activities, outcomes and audit

Today Our standards for continuing professional development (CPD) Activities and evidence The audit process and profile structure Audit outcomes Resources and information from the HCPC

CPD standards and audit CPD is linked to your registration Outcome-based CPD standards (not based on points or hours) At renewal, 2.5% will be selected for CPD audit Next audit for occupational therapists is 1 August to 31 October 2017 You will only be audited if you have been on the register for two or more years Each selected registrant must submit a CPD profile

Standards for continuing professional development A registrant must: maintain a continuous, up-to-date and accurate record of their CPD activities; demonstrate that their CPD activities are a mixture of learning activities relevant to current or future practice; seek to ensure that their CPD has contributed to the quality of their practice and service delivery; seek to ensure that their CPD benefits the service user; upon request, present a written profile (which must be their own work and supported by evidence) explaining how they have met the standards for CPD.

in-service training, reflective practice, work shadowing What is CPD? Work-based learning in-service training, reflective practice, work shadowing Professional activity mentoring, professional body involvement Formal / educational courses, conferences, research Self-directed learning reading journals and books, internet research Other voluntary work Alex to change pictures

CPD profile List of CPD activities for last two years Summary of recent work in the last two years (500 words) Statement of how standards have been met (1,500 words) 4-6 specific examples Focus on standards 3 and 4 Supporting evidence for each of the examples mentioned in your statement

Choosing activities to write about Learning activities Date Writing journal article Jan – Jun 2015 E-learning course on keeping and updating records 10 Sep 2015 Student supervision Oct 2015 – to date Training 2 – 8 Nov 2015 Developing an education evaluation handbook February 2016 Reading relevant journal articles Monthly Seminar March 2016 In-service training 6 – 10 June 2017 Choose 4-6 examples from your full list 1 Choose a mixture of different activities 2 If you’ve done similar things often, choose one specific example to write about 3 4

Types of evidence Materials from others – certificates, testimonies Materials produced yourself – presentations you have given, business plans, service user and carer information, induction materials for new staff Materials showing you have reflected on and evaluated your learning and work – personal development plans, evaluations of courses or conferences attended Alex to replace picture

Registration renewal process Radom selection for CPD audit process Registrant submits profile Registrant renews registration online or using renewal form Profile is assessed against CPD standards Registration is renewed CPD standards are met by registrant

Audit outcomes Assessed by CPD assessors (HCPC Partners) If all standards are met, profile is accepted Assessors may request ‘further information’ or give further time If registrant does not meet standards they may be removed from the Register Decision subject to registration appeals procedures Large majority complete successfully the audit

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Things to remember if you are audited… Don’t forget a dated list to show that you meet standard one Gaps of three or more consecutive months will need to be explained One way of writing the profile might be to focus on four to six activities, what you learnt and what the benefits were Don’t send us identifiable information!

Resources and information Sample profiles – Examples for each profession online – Look at profiles from different professions Video presentations on CPD CPD publications

Are there any questions? Finding out more and getting in touch www.hcpc-uk.org registration@hcpc-uk.org 0300 500 4472 (Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm) Find us on www.facebook.com/hcpcuk Follow us on @the_hcpc Follow us on www.linkedin.com Sign up for our RSS feeds at www.hcpc-uk.org So if you have any queries about registration that I can’t answer today, or you think of later, here are the contact details for the registration department. Are there any questions?

Free live-streamed event this Thursday 22 June Continuing professional development (CPD) – what you need to know Edinburgh International Conference Centre Thursday 22 June 2017 10.30am – 1pm To sign up for the live stream email events@hcpc-uk.org To join us in person, sign up at www.hcpc-uk.org/mediaandevents