Continuing Professional Development In Health And Social Care - Strategies For Lifelong Learning 2E

Alsop (occupational therapy, Sheffield Hallam U., UK) discusses continuing professional development in health and social care, with an emphasis on learning and learning opportunities. She addresses issues of formal and informal learning and offers ideas for personal and professional development. She first discusses the broader realm of lifelong learning, then the rationale for continuing professional development for legal and professional reasons and how to maintain competence in practice through professional portfolios, coaching, mentoring, preceptorships, reflection, collaborative and workplace learning, higher academic qualifications, writing, academic careers, and leadership, as well as learning strategies and learning for leisure and pleasure. This edition reflects new regulatory requirements in the UK and addresses the needs of health professionals working around the world, including social workers now regulated by the UK Health and Care Professions Council. It has new chapters on the needs of support workers and students. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the author

Auldeen Alsop is Emeritus Professor and former Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy at Sheffield Hallam University. Throughout her career she has held a number of positions in practice, education
and research in the UK and also as a commissioner of CPD education for health professionals in South
Yorkshire. She holds a Fellowship of the College of Occupational Therapists for her work in developing
the profession. Auldeen has published widely on practice learning and CPD and has presented and
developed her work internationally, notably in Australia, Canada and South Africa.