Understanding the role of continuing learning and development
P5 – explain how continuing development of staff influences practices and setting M3 – Assess how continuing development of staff can enhance the care of patients/ service users D2 – Evaluate how own effectiveness as a carer has developed as a result of workplace experiences
Continuous Professional Development – It refers to the tracing and documenting of the skills, knowledge and experience which an individual gains formally and informally as you work beyond any initial training. It is a record of what an individual may experience, learn and apply.
CPD is generally used as a physical folder or portfolio which documents your development as a professional. The CPD process helps you manage your own development on an ongoing basis. Its function is to help you record, review and reflect on what you learn http://www.jobs.ac.uk/careers-advice/managing-your-career/1318/what-is-continuing-professional-development-cpd
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is essential for all staff working in health and social care.
How CPD is important in Health and Social Care – Within any health care profession this is used as it helps professional to develop and allows them to update their professional knowledge, this for a Nurse is very important as it allows them to become up to date with new medicines and care practices to use within their profession.
It also gives the updated procedures and policies in which the setting should follow in order to promote the best possible working practices within the organisation. For example, the ‘Whistle blowing policiy’ this policy may be updated and then have more duties may be addd to the list and so thereforefore CPD allows workers and organisations to update their knowlwdege and make sure that they are uswing the updated practices. Continuing Professional Development can help a professional keep your skills up to date and prepare you for greater responsibilities. It can boost your confidence, strengthen your professional credibility and help you become more creative in tackling new challenges. During my work placement at Little Frogs Pre school, the organisation followed various policies and procedures which were specific to promoting and identifying gaps in improvement. An example of a policy which they followed was the ‘Child collection policy’ which is A child departing from the centre must be given into the care of a parent or guardian.
If a parent or guardian is not available, it must be established that a person is authorised in writing by a guardian to collect the child from the centre. A child will not be released to a person 16 years or younger from the centre. http://www.occasionalchildcare.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18:collection-of-children-policy&catid=6:centre-policies&Itemid=25 This is the procedure. It is put in place to make certain that the serice users are kept safe and are proteted. It also expores that actions which will need to be taken if a child is not collected.
Other regulating bodies will become involved e.g crisis care and the authorites in order to make the best decision about the childs care, Working in a multidisaplinary team. It is very important that staff continuing developing and learning as it identifies where certain gaps and in capabilities which you may have. It also helps people focus on learning from experiences, reflective learning and review. CDP also identifies further developmental needs which the staff may have and so therefore they are able to improve on this and therefore direct their organisation or setting in order to promote better well-being for service users.
