scholarly journals A reflection on continuing professional development

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 189-193
Author(s):  
Kieran O'Loughlin ◽  
Allys Guerandel ◽  
Kevin Malone
Keyword(s):  
Reflective Practice ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Medical Professionalism ◽  
Important Advance ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Knowledge And Skills

SummaryThe enactment of Part II of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 in Ireland heralds a move from voluntary to statutory provision of professional competence and marks an important advance in medical professionalism in the country. This formalises consultant psychiatrists' existing commitment to updating their knowledge and skills and compels basic and higher specialist trainees to actively engage in the process. The relevance of reflective practice for professional and personal development of trainee psychiatrists is discussed and the role of existing trainee learning activities in the process of lifelong learning is explored in this context.

Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, and strain upon the start: enfranchising the medical profession for clinically proximate advocacy of improved healthcare

2021 ◽  
pp. 103985622110250
Author(s):  
Jeffrey C L Looi ◽  
Stephen Allison ◽  
Stephen R Kisely ◽  
Tarun Bastiampillai
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Health Advocacy ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
The Public ◽  
Team Activity

Objective: To discuss and reflect upon the role of medical practitioners, including psychiatrists, as health advocates on behalf of patients, carers and staff. Conclusions: Health advocacy is a key professional competency of medical practitioners, and is part of the RANZCP framework for training and continuing professional development. Since advocacy is often a team activity, there is much that is gained experientially from volunteering and working with other more experienced health advocates within structurally and financially independent (of health systems and governments) representative groups (RANZCP, AMA, unions). Doctors may begin with clinically proximate advocacy for improved healthcare in health systems, across the public and private sectors. Health advocacy requires skill and courage, but can ultimately influence systemic outcomes, sway policy decisions, and improve resource allocation.

Educators, professional bodies and the future of the valuation profession

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-399
Author(s):  
Sara Wilkinson ◽  
Dulani Halvitigala ◽  
Hera Antoniades
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Professional Body

Purpose Valuers face significant challenges as valuation becomes automated and the role evolves from economic analysis to data handling and processing. The purpose of this paper is to identify new knowledge and skills Valuers will need in the future and the role of professional bodies and educators in meeting future challenges in Australia, although the issues are considered global. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative research sought a deeper understanding of the issues, threats, challenges, opportunities, new areas of practice and knowledge that Valuers were experiencing with a view to identifying the role of professional bodies, industry and educators to meet the challenges. A focus group approach was adopted to collect data from practitioners in Sydney and Melbourne. Findings The roles of the professional body the Australian Property Institute, industry/employers and educators to meet these future challenges were identified. Changes are required to degree programme content in respect of digital technologies and statistical knowledge and skills. Continuing professional development programmes are required to address knowledge and skills gaps in existing practitioners. Research limitations/implications In this study, key limitations were that focus group participants were from Melbourne and Sydney only, and the focus is NSW and Victoria centric, although many participants have international work experience. Overall there was under representation of rural Valuers, of small valuation firms, of young, recently joined or qualified Valuers and females. Originality/value This is original research and highlights some real threats, issues and challenges facing the Australian Valuers. It complements work undertaken by legal and accounting professional bodies who perceive change and uncertainty affecting membership and services. To address and where, appropriate, embrace the changes that are coming and those already here, a manifesto for action for educators and the professional body is established.

ANTICIPATORY ABILITY OF COACHES IN THE SYSTEM OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE EVALUATION BY ATHLETES

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-111
Author(s):  
Lusine Stepanyan
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Perceptual Evaluation ◽  
Competence Evaluation ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact

Current research in psychology and psychophysiology focuses on the subject of anticipation and forecasting. Anticipatory sustainability is a personal trait that determines the ability to anticipate events and possible ways of personal development, as well as the ability to prevent interpersonal conflicts. The aim of the study was to identify the role of development level of anticipatory competence of coaches in their professional competence evaluation and perception by athletes. Research methods and organization. The research involved two groups of test subjects. The experimental group consisted of sport dance coaches and their students. The control group brought together experts in socionomic area with different work experience. We used testing and questionnaire methods to achieve the goal and objectives of the study. Testing method included the test for diagnosing anticipatory sustainability according to A. Mendelevich and the test of socio-perceptual coaching evaluation by athletes. We used the results of testing and questionnaires to provide a comparative and correlation analysis of data. Research results. The analysis of test results revealed the impact of work experience on the development of both spatial and temporal characteristics of the anticipation of coaches, indicating a possible effect on the intensity and direction of development of those characteristics in specific conditions. We have identified valid connections between the gnostic parameter (professional competence evaluation) of the socio-perceptual coaching evaluation by athletes and spatiotemporal characteristics of coaches' anticipation, defined as professionally important qualities of coaches. Moreover, we have demonstrated a weak direct relationship between the personality-situational component of the anticipatory sustainability of coaches and the emotional parameter of their socio-perceptual evaluation by athletes, indicating a significant role of communicative-anticipation sustainability in the development of an attitude of athletes to the coach. Conclusion. In summary, we can conclude that the anticipatory sustainability of coaches plays a key role in the structure of their competence, and the development of this property is possible under certain conditions.

scholarly journals COMMUNITY SERVICE TEACHER WORKING GROUP (KKG) VALUES OF THE NATION IN BUILDING CHARACTERS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF BANDUNG CITY

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Sholiha Nurfaidah ◽  
Devi Rahmiati ◽  
Azis Lukman Praja
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Character Education ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
School Students ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Traditional Game

Education that integrates character education in the learning process oriented towards the formation of the child as a whole human being. Therefore, character education can not be excluded. As for the impact of rapid globalization, it is resulting in decreased values ​​of the nation's character. Upaya solving these problems is to guide in enhancing the ability of educators in shaping the role of the nation's values ​​of elementary school students. The goal of this activity is the Teachers Working Group (KKG) in SD BPI and KKG in SDN 208 Luginasari.The method used in the form of seminars and workshops in the way of knowledge and skills to carry out learning activities that include character education through the medium of the traditional game. Then do the teacher mentoring to ensure that they practiced with good results briefing in seminars and workshops has done. Mentoring is beneficial because of many-intertwined transfers of knowledge between teachers and the Service Team. PKM activity can be said to have contributed to the development of the character values ​​of the nation. However, such actions still need to be disseminated to a broader audience.

Portfolios with Evidence of Reflective Practice Required by Regulatory Bodies: An Integrative Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Zaccagnini ◽  
Patricia A. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Reflective Practice ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
English Language ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Reflective Learning ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Reflective Practices ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: Regulatory bodies impose continuing professional development (CPD) requirements on health care professionals (HCPs) as a condition for license revalidation. Many regulatory bodies require annual evidence of CPD activities that are informed by reflective practices, guided by learning plans, and compiled into a portfolio. The purpose of this integrative review is to summarize the literature discussing how regulatory bodies use portfolios with evidence of reflection for licensure renewal. Method: We reviewed English-language articles published until May 2020 discussing evidence of CPD and reflective practice in portfolios in the context of licensure renewal. Results: We located 17 articles for the review. None reported or measured outcomes beyond submission of reflective evidence. Sixteen articles (93%) included information about passive learning resources that regulatory bodies provided to help guide HCPs’ reflective learning activities. HCPs’ feedback about using reflective learning activities indicated mixed opinions about their utility. Conclusions: Few publications reported how jurisdictions expected HCPs to provide evidence of reflective practices for licensure renewal. None of the regulatory bodies required evidence regarding the impact of reflective practice on patient or organizational outcomes. HCPs reported both benefits and challenges of a mandated reflective process.

scholarly journals Shouldering the Burden of Evidence-Based Practice: The Experiences of Physiotherapists Partaking in a Community of Practice

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Karen McCreesh ◽  
Louise Larkin ◽  
Jeremy Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Journal Clubs ◽  
Semistructured Interviews

The study aim was to elicit the motivators, barriers, and benefits of participation in a Community of Practice (CoP) for primary care physiotherapists. We used a qualitative approach using semistructured interviews. The participants were twelve physiotherapists partaking in a newly formed Shoulder CoP. A desire for peer support was the strongest motivator for joining, with improving clinical practice being less apparent. Barriers to participation included time and work pressures and poor research skills. The structure of the CoP, in terms of access to meetings and the provision of preparation work and deadlines for the journal clubs, was reported to be a facilitator. Multiple benefits ensued from participation. The role of teamwork was emphasised in relation to reducing isolation and achieving goals. The majority of participants reported positive clinical practice changes in terms of improved patient education, increased confidence, and availability of new resources. All participants reported some element of personal growth and development, in particular in their evidence-based practice skills. The results provide support for the use of CoPs as a means of continuing professional development for physiotherapists in the workplace, as significant benefits are gained in terms of evidence-based practice (EBP), patient care, and therapist personal development.

scholarly journals Content and Requirements for the Development of Environmental Competence in Future Teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 5846-5856
Author(s):  
Sadokat Asadullaevna Akbarova
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Knowledge And Skills

Personal development in the education system is ensured by the formation of universal educational actions as the basis of the educational and upbringing process. The concept of universal learning activities takes into account the experience of the competence-based approach, i.e. using the acquired knowledge and skills in practice.

scholarly journals The Role of Teachers in Building National Character Values through Traditional Games for Elementary School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Sholiha Nurfaidah
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Character Education ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
National Character ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
School Students ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Role Of Teachers ◽  
Traditional Game

Rapid technological and information developments have impacted changes in various lines of life. The big impact that arises from the changes that occur is the decline in the values of the nation's character. The problem solving effort is by providing guidance in improving the ability of educators in shaping the values of the national character of elementary school students. The targets in this activity are the Teacher Working Group (KKG) in SD PBI and KKG in SDN 208 Luginasari. The method used in the form of organizing seminars and workshops on the role of teachers in building national character values to elementary school students. The activity was carried out quite well. Teachers are given debriefing and skills to carry out learning activities that contain character education through traditional game intermediaries. Suggestions for the achievement of the objectives of this activity is that assistance is still needed for the teacher so that the teachers can consistently transform their knowledge and skills in the path that we all expect.

scholarly journals Maintenance of professional competence in Ireland: a national survey of doctors’ attitudes and experiences

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. e042183
Author(s):  
Emer Galvin ◽  
Anel Wiese ◽  
Darren Dahly ◽  
Janet O'Farrell ◽  
Jantze Cotter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Competence ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Personal Time ◽  
Additional Support ◽  
Medical Qualification ◽  
Basic Medical

ObjectivesProgrammes to ensure doctors’ maintenance of professional competence (MPC) have been established in many countries. Since 2011, doctors in Ireland have been legally required to participate in MPC. A significant minority has been slow to engage with MPC, mirroring the contested nature of such programmes internationally. This study aimed to describe doctors’ attitudes and experiences of MPC in Ireland with a view to enhancing engagement.ParticipantsAll registered medical practitioners in Ireland required to undertake MPC in 2018 were surveyed using a 33-item cross-sectional mixed-methods survey designed to elicit attitudes, experiences and suggestions for improvement.ResultsThere were 5368 responses (response rate 42%). Attitudes to MPC were generally positive, but the time, effort and expense involved outweighed the benefit for half of doctors. Thirty-eight per cent agreed that MPC is a tick-box exercise. Heavy workload, travel, requirement to record continuing professional development activities and demands placed on personal time were difficulties cited. Additional support, as well as higher quality, more varied educational activities, were among suggested improvements. Thirteen per cent lacked confidence that they could meet requirements, citing employment status as the primary issue. MPC was particularly challenging for those working less than full-time, in locum or non-clinical roles, and taking maternity or sick leave. Seventy-seven per cent stated a definite intention to comply with MPC requirements. Being male, or having a basic medical qualification from outside Ireland, was associated with less firm intention to comply.ConclusionsDoctors need to be convinced of the benefits of MPC to them and their patients. A combination of clear communication and improved relevance to practice would help. Addition of a facilitated element, for example, appraisal, and varied ways to meet requirements, would support participation. MPC should be adequately resourced, including provision of high-quality free educational activities. Systems should be established to continually evaluate doctors’ perspectives.

scholarly journals role of the Chinese piano school in the formation of the Chinese piano art

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (S4) ◽  
pp. 44-55
Author(s):  
Feng Yiran
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Chinese Art ◽  
Music Schools ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Musical Development ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Unique Source ◽  
Music Piece

The relevance of the study is that the integrative role of compulsory piano learning in music education acquires the knowledge and skills of conscious work, which is considered the mainstream of the formation of the art of pianism in China. Most of it is conducted and implemented in territorially different environments of music schools to acquire knowledge, themes of perception of musical text, recognizing the degree of use of inherent potential of additional piano features related to increasing the effectiveness of learning activities. In the context of piano schools, a large number of students perceive the subject only as a hobby. For them, these measures are often reduced to the implementation of appropriate programmes. The piano, like any other subject, develops musicality and promotes reflection on the music piece. For some, the musical art of pianism acts as the only way to stimulate the harmonious imagination through which it is possible to learn to listen to chords. The piano is a unique source of inspiration for further musical development. The aim of the study is to reveal and examine the role of the Chinese piano school in the formation of Chinese art of pianism.

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