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February 2015
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Recordings at CPD
workshops
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DVDs
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Dedicated recordings
- Independent Study
Resources section/
modules + self-study
questions (e.g. Voice
ISR, Dysphagia ISR)
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Utilised by those
undergoing Eligibility
Assessment
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Suits those with low
tech access
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Access for Members
Only on SPA website
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Independent Study
Resources (ISRs)
recordings with
sections/modules and
self-study questions
- Autism ISR
- Ethics Education
- Evidence-Based
- Ethics and EBP
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Closed groups/
Members Only
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Online
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Use social media
platforms
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Information sharing
+ networking
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Segmented (by
location, clinical
areas, stage of SP
“life”)
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YouTube
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Google+
CPD Events
library
Online
Independent
study resources
Online
member
communities
Other Social
media for
Professional
Development
Member Only
Professional development
Paying
No charge = Member Benefit
General
Package
Practice ISR
packages form
part of Provisional
CPSP and Eligibility
Assessment
requirements
Number of loans
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2014 = 224
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2013 = 200
2014
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Ethics education
package
accessed by
195 members
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Evidence-Based
Practice ISR
made available
online
Member Community
numbers at end of
2014:
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Ageing and Aged
Care = 167
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APPropriate Apps
= 1,330 (first group)
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Disability = 394
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Mental Health =
97 (newest group)
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SPA Network of
Students = 242
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Private Practice
= 728
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Rural and Remote
= 289
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SPs in Education
and Learning
= 469
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Working with
developing
communities = 169
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Conference
impressions
(a metric for how
far and wide your
messages have
reached):
- 2013 = 1,299,350
- 2014 = 2,634,776
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Facebook fans:
- Jan 2013 = 2,112
- Jan 2014 = 4,058
- As at 6 Jan 2015
At a glance
At a glance
At a glance
At a glance
people
people
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Overarching membership surveys
- include PD/events feedback
Looking back on 2014...
SPA was pleased
to offer
professional development through
a variety of delivery formats and
across a wide range of professional
areas. The PD options for 2014
are summarised in this chart, with
averages over the past five years
also included.
Some of the highlights from 2014
included:
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The record number of CPD
events including six CPD live
online events Registration
numbers were also at an all-time
high – Branch events had a total
of 1874 registrants, of which
395 were Traveller’s rates, and
National CPD live online events
had a total of 101 registrants for
the live events, with a further
383 registrations to view the
recording of the events.
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The average evaluation ratings
for Branch CPD events were
also the highest on record –
4.7 out of 5 for the average
Overall Event rating, and 4.8 out
of 5 for the average Speaker
Quality of Presentation rating.
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The successful and well-
attended 2014 National
Conference in Melbourne.
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Independent Study Resources
being made available to
members at no charge via
the website – both the Ethics
Education Package and the
Evidence-Based Practice ISR.
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The growth in the SPA online
Member Communities.
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Looking forward to this year –
what’s planned for 2015?
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We have a wonderful year planned
for SPA professional development
in 2015, including the National
Conference in Canberra, monthly
CPD live online events, and the
2015 National Tour by Associate
Professor Jane McCormack – see
over for more details.
Sharon Crane
Senior Advisor, Professional
Education and Certification