Speak Out Digital Edition June 2016

Professional Development

Where to for SPA’s Professional Development?

Responsive

Accessible

Fosters continuous

learning

SPA Professional Development Guiding Principles

Evidence- based

Contextual

to clinical

practice

Reflects SPA’s

standing

Pedagogically sound

Sustainable

Speech Pathology Australia (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

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June 2016 www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au

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