Portfolios for Health Professionals - E-Book

Download or read book Portfolios for Health Professionals - E-Book written by Lynette Cusack and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-09-09 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portfolios for Health Professionals 3e is a practical guide to designing and developing a portfolio that documents and communicates your professional achievements and competencies, in order to meet the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) annual registration requirements. Now revised to address a range of health professions, this third edition will help students to gain a basic understanding of what a portfolio is, how it is used, and why different types of portfolio may be required for different purposes. The book provides health professionals with detailed guidelines for developing a quality portfolio that will help them to review their professional practice, direct their continuing professional development, assess their learning and career planning, and communicate their professional achievements. - Updated regulatory requirements for national registration - Aligned to updated APRHA CPD standards - New section on clinical reasoning - Increased focus on reflective practice throughout, to encourage critical thinking - Expanded section on ePortfolios, including examples - Greater emphasis on evidence-based practice - New Chapter 7, with practical examples of the approaches used by a range of health practitioners to develop their professional portfolios