1. C P D where am I now? where do I want to be?
what do I have to do to get there?
what are the benefits to service users?
You all have a CPD folder, be it paper, or virtual
It is yours, not the company’s.
It’s about you, your achievements, your abilities and your development needs
& evidence of these

2. Needs • to be self-directed: driven by you, not your employer • focus on learning from experience, reflective learning and review, set targets Identification • what you have learnt • how this benefits the client / service user Purpose • provides an overview & evidence of your professional development to date • reminds you of your achievements and how far you've progressed • directs your career and helps you keep your eye on your goals • uncovers gaps in your skills and capabilities • opens up further development needs
Using your personal development plan
We know that not all health and care professionals have a personal development plan – you may be self-employed, or your employer may not work in this way. But if you do have a personal development plan, you may find it useful to use this as a starting point for writing your statement. If you do not already have a personal development plan, you may find it useful to develop one and to use this approach.
Key parts
• be a documented process
• be self-directed: driven by you, not your employer
• focus on learning from experience, reflective learning and review
• help you set development goals and objectives
• include both formal and informal learning. •
Most personal development plans involve identifying:
• learning needs
• learning activities
• types of evidence
• what you have learnt
• How this benefits the client / service user
Purpose
• provides an overview of your professional development to date
• reminds you of your achievements and how far you've progressed
• directs your career and helps you keep your eye on your goals
• uncovers gaps in your skills and capabilities
• Opens up further development needs
• provides examples and scenarios for a CV or interview
• demonstrates your professional standing to clients and employers

3. Where to get CPD Websites such as https://lcasforumorg. wordpress
Where to get CPD Websites such as use these as a base for links
Jo Moriarty at King’s College
Check out legal firms, QSBD, RLB, Ridouts
ACAS, sign up for newsletters
Use CPD to look at the business side of care, this is equally important, the continuity of the enterprise: