Continuing Professional Development in Health and Social Care -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Lifelong learning and continuing professional development -- Introduction -- Lifelong learning -- Employability -- The professional career -- Portfolio careers -- Ethics and quality of care delivery -- Competence to practise -- Continuing professional development -- References -- Chapter 2 Regulation of allied health and social care professionals -- Introduction -- The UK Health and Care Professions Council -- Specific requirements of registrants regarding their CPD -- Expectations of the practitioner -- Initial pre-registration education and continuing professional development -- Beyond initial professional education -- CPD and career enhancement -- Meeting the requirements of the UK HCPC -- Submissions for CPD audit -- The experience of audit -- References -- Chapter 3 The professional portfolio -- Introduction -- Variations of portfolio -- Manual portfolios -- E-portfolios -- Scrapbooking -- Journaling and creative writing -- Profiles -- The student portfolio -- The new graduate portfolio -- The practitioner portfolio -- Portfolios or profiles for interviews and promotion -- Portfolios for career development -- Putting a portfolio together -- Developing a portfolio -- Taking a break from practice -- Returning to practice -- A checklist for your portfolio -- Professional development and career planning -- References -- Chapter 4 The process of continuing professional development -- Introduction -- The professional journey -- Envisioning a career -- Developing competence for a career -- The process of continuing professional development -- Preceptorship -- Coaching and mentorship -- Networks -- Individual performance review -- References -- Chapter 5 Learning to learn -- Introduction -- The student learner.

Identifying learning needs -- Learning as a dimension of competence -- The autonomous practitioner -- Learning from experience -- Reflection -- Learning as an investment -- References -- Chapter 6 Learning with others -- Introduction -- Collaborative learning: projects in partnership -- Learning events -- Participatory action research -- Storytelling -- Mechanisms for supporting learning -- Social spaces -- Publication -- References -- Chapter 7 Learning in the workplace -- Introduction -- Experiential learning -- Formal and non-formal learning in the workplace -- Formal learning -- Informal learning -- Social workers -- Accredited learning in the workplace -- Conflicts of interest -- How to make the most of workplace learning -- Transforming ourselves -- Transforming practice -- Organisational culture and communities of learning -- International perspectives on work-based learning -- References -- Chapter 8 Scholarly activity and research for the practitioner -- Introduction -- Reasons for seeking higher qualifications -- Typical higher education qualifications -- Master's degrees -- Research degrees -- Transfer to PhD -- Taught degrees at Master's and doctoral level -- Professional doctorates -- Advancing a career through research -- Knowing how you learn best -- Upgrading a diploma to a degree -- Returning to learning -- Experiential learning and independent study -- Meeting the expectations of different people -- Accreditation of prior (experiential) learning -- References -- Chapter 9 Learning to write and writing to learn -- Introduction -- Writing a personal development plan -- Writing learning outcomes -- Case studies -- Project proposals -- Writing reflectively -- Reflective journals -- Reflections on learning events -- Critical incidents -- Being critical -- Writing critically -- Personal challenge -- Writing styles.

Developing writer identity -- Writing for the public -- Information leaflets -- Book reviews -- Literature reviews -- Scholarly work -- Creative writing -- References -- Chapter 10 Career development -- Introduction -- What is a career? -- Career development -- Advancing in a career -- Career choices -- Professional isolation -- Mentoring as an aid to career success -- Practical steps to career planning and development -- References -- Chapter 11 CPD and career development for academics -- Introduction -- The early academic career -- Teaching qualification -- A continuing career in academia -- UK Professional Standards Framework -- Keeping in touch with practice -- Service learning and community engagement -- Other CPD opportunities -- Research -- References -- Chapter 12 Leadership and professional development -- Introduction -- Management development -- Leadership -- Attributes of a leader -- Leadership development -- Transition to leader -- Supporting aspiring leaders -- Leadership development and action learning -- Organisational change through leadership -- Innovation -- Expert practitioners -- References -- Chapter 13 Learning strategies and CPD for support workers -- Introduction -- Personal expectations and aspirations -- Strategies for personal development -- Keeping a personal portfolio -- Supervision and reflection on practice -- Assistant practitioners -- Working towards a professional qualification -- Chapter 14 Learning for leisure and pleasure -- Introduction -- Leisure -- Learning for pleasure -- Technology for learning -- Retirement -- References -- Index.