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Evidence-based
Accessible
Responsive
Fosters continuous
learning
ReflectsSPA’s
standing
Sustainable
Pedagogically
sound
Contextual
to clinical
practice
Speech Pathology Australia (SPA)
Professional Development
Guiding Principles
SPA
Professional
Development
Guiding
Principles
As you are probably aware, SPA’s 2014-2016
Strategic Plan included the following strategic
imperative:
2.4 SPA supports members to achieve excellence in
professional standards
Objective: SPA provides relevant high quality
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) that
is innovative, widely accessible and meets the
diverse need of members through the continuum of
their career and across scope of practice–current,
evolving, and new.
Deliverable: Professional Development Model
including online learning platform
As part of actualising this Objective and Deliverable,
a review of SPA’s Professional Development was
undertaken, facilitated by an independent consultant.
There was extensive background information
gathering and discussion, followed by two workshops
with ten participants, attending face-to-face and/
or virtually, representing the SPA Board, Staff, SPA
CPD committee members, and SPA rural and remote
members.
The final report included a series of recommendations
that are currently being enacted, with a Project Plan
having been developed.
We will keep members informed of progress in
operationalising the agreed recommendations arising
from this PD Review.
One of our first tasks was to develop PD Frameworks
for the identified Guiding Principles of SPA
Professional Development, which were identified in
the review pictured left.
We genuinely value and appreciate member input, so
please let us know if you have any feedback.
Sharon Crane
Senior Advisor Professional Education and
Professional Development
Where to for SPA’s Professional Development?