Continuing Professional Development in Health and Social Care – Strategies for Lifelong Learning 2e

All allied health and social care professionals are required to engage in Continuing Professional

Development (CPD) in order to systematically maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge and skills

and so develop the personal qualities and attributes required in their working lives.

Extensively updated and revised, this second edition now reflects the latest regulatory requirements of

health and social care professionals in the UK, and addresses the needs of health professionals working

worldwide, including social workers who are now regulated in the UK by the Health and Care Professions

Council (HCPC). In addition, new chapters address the specific needs of support workers and students of the relevant professions.

The book discusses the theoretical basis for maintaining competence and offers practical guidance on

how to develop a strategy for professional and career development. Ways of developing and maintaining

a portfolio and of creating a profile to meet regulatory body requirements are addressed, and there is an

emphasis on the development of learning skills, skills of reflection and critical evaluation as central to the

CPD process. Attention is given to the specific needs of those professionals working directly with service

users in practice, those holding managerial positions, employed in education and undertaking research.

The second edition of this practical guide provides invaluable advice for successful continuing

professional development for health and social care professionals at all stages of their career.



• Provides practical guidance on strategies for lifelong learning and continuing professional

development

• Addresses the very latest CPD and regulatory requirements for health and social care professionals

• Includes specific CPD strategies for students and support workers as well as professionals

employed in practice, management, education and research