CPD
Continuing Professional Development is a concept most professional therapists adhere to. Our professional bodies recommend a minimum level of CPD points or hours that should be attained each year. These are accumulated through various means such as:-
- Qualifying in new therapies/treatments
- Studying articles/research/books
- Having regular 'supervision' or reviews with peers to learn from eachother
- Any activity that moves you forward as a therapist
I have decided to publish my CPD record here on my website so you can see the sort of things I have been getting up to.
| DATE | ACTIVITY | LEARNING | HOURS |
| Summer 05 | Presentation given | Introduction to complementary therapies presentation & demonstration to Bedminster WI | 3 |
| Oct & Nov 05 | IHM course @ BSHT | 4 days. Indian Head Massage - background, history, benefits, contra-indications, treatment routine, meaning | 21 |
| 1-Nov-05 | Reiki 1 course | 2 days. Reiki - background, history, benefits, contra-indications, treatment routine, meaning | 14 |
| 1-Mar-06 | Bath half marathon - massaging runners | Massaging en masse, how to restrict time spent on each runner to 10 minutes, particular issues with knots & tight muscles in legs | 5 |
| 1-Apr-06 | London marathon - massaging runners | Massaging solidly for 7 hours, how to quickly turn the couch around for the next client, how to deal with clients who faint whilst on the couch. Working with doctors & paramedics. | 7 |
| 1-Sep-06 | Bristol half marathon - massaging runners | Pre-race massaging & how this differs from what's required post-race (i.e. vigorous vs more gentle). Working alongside physiotherapists & an osteopath; referral to them in certain circumstances, working with doctors in the first aid tent & dealing with very distressed clients who were in a lot of pain & experiencing extreme muscular spasms | 7 |
| Various 06 | Business start-up NVQ | How to write a business plan | 15 |
| 8-Nov-06 | Local FHT meeting | Overviews of Cranio sacral therapy & Bowen technique | 2 |
| 12-Jul-06 | Presentation given | Introduction to complementary therapies presentation & demonstration to Brislington WI | 2 |
| Summer 06 | Therapy received | Hynotherapy sessions x 3 | 3 |
| 2005/6 | Therapy received | Acupuncture x 3 | 3 |
| Summer 06 | Show exhibit - Natual Living Show | Gave taster sessions & informal chats with potential clients (2 days) | 14 |
| 29-Nov-06 | Local Forum meeting (MM) | Review of our approaches, supervision, views on insurance, regulation etc | 2 |
| 14-Dec-06 | Palliative Care Guidelines | Read these in preparation for work at St Peters Hospice | 2 |
| 19-Jan-07 | Deep Tissue Massage course | 3 days. Advanced massage techniques including stretches and deeper muscle work | 21 |
| 18-Feb-07 | HOPI ear candling course | 1 day | 5 |
| 1-Mar-07 | Local Forum meeting (MM) | Views on insurance & its value, regulation, sharing new massage techniques & supervision | 2 |
| 1-Feb-07 | Practicising/Volunteering @ St Peters Hospice 4 hrs | Working with palliative care clients/patients, learning adaptation | 4 |
| 1-Apr-07 | Practicising/Volunteering @ St Peters Hospice 4 hrs | Working with palliative care clients/patients, applying adaptation & developing listening/counselling skills | 4 |
| 1-May-07 | Practicising/Volunteering @ St Peters Hospice 4 hrs | Working with palliative care clients/patients, applying adaptation & developing listening/counselling skills | 4 |
| 30-Jun-07 | Ear Acupressure course | 1 day. Ear accupressure - background, history, benefits, contra-indications, treatment routine, meaning | 5 |
| 2-Jul-07 | Local Forum meeting (MM) | Review of key muscles, trade press & magazine articles, demonstration of new stretches & strokes, review of protocols when massaging pregnant women | 2 |