What sort of things count as CPD?
CPD can include any or all of the following: • reading books about the remedies and their use, or books about professional skills; • reading journals that deal with relevant activities like listening, conducting consultations and so on; • researching specific problems or challenges in the library or on the internet; • dealing with clients who present you with new situations, problems and challenges; • writing up and reflecting on case notes; • getting together with other professionals and sharing information with them in person or by telephone, email, letter and so on; • explaining and justifying your work to clients, friends and relations; • attending relevant courses, workshops and conferences; • giving talks and teaching classes and reflecting on things learned. There are many other possible forms of CPD. Anything that helps you grow as a practitioner can be listed as CPD.
