You must complete at least two separate online CPD activities, the activities involve a minimum of six hours of self directed work in total. These CPD activities will comprise your portfolio for submission, together with the reflection in part B..
In your portfolio you must:
Outline your objectives for completing each online CPD activity using the SMART format for documenting each objective.
A SMART goal must be SPECIFIC e.g. specific illness, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely.
Choose Online CPD activities developed for health professionals not those directed at community education. You must also show that you have accessed a range of activities from different website
You need to include evidence of successful completion (an email of registration for a webinar does not constitute evidence of completion of the CPD activity). For example:
Please screen shot of successful completion of the CPD activity
Certificate of completion
Other appropriate verification
PART B
Submit a 1200 word critical reflection on the process of completing PART A. You need to address the following the following questions in your response:
Why did you select the specific CPD activities?
How has completing these activities contributed to your ongoing learning about mental health for practice
How can apply this learning to your work as a newly registered RN
What ongoing learning needs have you identified as a result of completing this activity?
What strategies will you utilise address these ongoing learning needs?
You must use a minimum of five academic references to support your discussion in Part B. Appropriate use of first person is acceptable in the critical reflection.
Please use at least 2 separate of these activities:
Sites to access CPD activities
Australian College of Mental Health nurses
http://www.acmhn.org/career-resources/crcpdportal
Please access the e-learning CPD section. There is a very good module on chronic disease and mental health. You will just need to go through the free registration process through the college website and then you can access the eLearning modules.
COPMI (Children of Parents with a Mental Illness)
The module: KFCiM – Keeping Families and Children in Mind (please note that this is the only module on this site appropriate to your learning needs)
http://www.copmi.net.au/professionals/professional-tools/kfc.html
NSW Health Continuing Professional Development for nurses
http://www.inkysmudge.com.au/eSimulation/mhl.html