Shiatsu Society Continuing Professional Development (CPD) – Welcome
CPD BECAME COMPULSORY FOR ALL GRADUATES AND MRSS ON THE PUBLIC LISTS / REGISTERS FROM 1ST JANUARY 2009
All members of the public register / list have been sent a template CPD form to complete but please do NOT return these to the office. We will be randomly contacting members to see their CPD files.
CPD is an important issue for the Shiatsu Society, particularly as the profession becomes more regulated. Many complementary therapy regulating bodies now require CPD, and the Society set up a voluntary CPD reporting scheme for graduates and MRSS practitioners in 2007 and 2008. All the respondants found the initial thought daunting but when they came to complete their forms showing what CPD they had been doing they found they were doing way over and above what was required anyway.
What is CPD?
The Health Professions Council defines CPD as:-
"a range of learning activities through which health professionals maintain and develop throughout their career to ensure that they retain their capacity to practice safely, effectively and legally within their evolving scope of practice."
Background
It was at the 2006 AGM that the introduction of voluntary CPD for Graduates and MRSS practitioners was voted in. We asked you to record your CPD in preparation for the future proposal at the 2008 AGM where we expected CPD to become compulsory. See the downloads page for further guidelines and form
We have chosen to adopt the CNHC's (the Regulator) CPD process so that members who wish to join the Regulators Register as well as the Society will not have to complete two seperate schemes. In short, all members who wish to appear on the public register or list will have to undertaken CPD. Most activities are valued at one point per one hour but some such as research earn a lot more. You will be required to obtain a minimum of 45 points over 3 years which can be carried over but you must have a minimum of 7 per annum. For a copy of the full guidelines please visit the downloads page.
CPD - IDEAS - MANY FREE!
Do Shiatsu swaps with practitioners local to you - free if you swap!
Attend an Inland Revenue course local to you on bookkeeping - free!
Carry out a research project or be part of one with practitioners local to you
Join your peer support group local to you - these are usually free or carry a nominal charge
Join together with practitioners in your area to attend health exhibitions - make a profit and gain new clients!
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Shiatsu
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