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A review of SPA’s
Professional Development was undertaken,
facilitated by an independent consultant in conjunction with the
PD Advisory Group (comprised of a range of SPA representatives).
The final report went to the Board in early 2016 and included
a series of recommendations that are currently being enacted.
Actions to date have included:
• Development of a PD Framework to identify and articulate
the Guiding Principles of SPA Professional Development,
to inform and guide SPA PD planning and execution (as
included in
Speak Out
of June 2016);
• seeking and including more detailed and explicit information
to include on the flyer around level of workshop, learning
objectives, and prerequisites;
• revamped flyers to increase access to and specificity of
information relevant to each CPD event;
• continuing and increasing the range of online events – CPD
live webinars and development of more online SPA PD
resources;
• increasing the currency of recordings in the CPD Events
Library, with a process in place for frequency of review;
• conference session reserved for latest research to be filled
nearer the registration open date to ensure currency of
information, with invitations being extended to innovative
speakers;
• incorporating interactive
e-Posters in the conference
program;
• recording of short interviews
with speakers at the National
Conference with these videos
provided to members in the
monthly Evidence Bites emails;
• seeking information on
evaluation methods and
mechanisms for CPD and the
Conference;
• improving the website access
to PD information with a single
point of entry to all PD information relating to the National
Conference, Online Member Communities, CPD live online,
Pre-recorded CPD, Branch CPD Workshops, and the
National Tour;
• developing resources to support members in planning,
undertaking and reflecting on PD to support translation to
practice, including the Professional Development Guidelines
overleaf. There are also dedicated additional materials on the
SPA website and we encourage members to check out the
webpage with PD Guidelines and resources for Members.
Professional
Development Model Review
Association
news
Evidence-
based
Accessible
Responsive
Fosters
continuous
learning
Reflects
SPA’s
standing
Sustainable
Pedagogically
sound
Facilitates
translation to
practice
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Professional Development
Guiding Principles
SPA
Professional
Development
Guiding
Principles