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For a description of the requirements for each of these domains, see Appendix 4,
p. 119.
As well as generic competencies, all clinicians are expected to have specialized
knowledge and clinical skills associated with the clinician’s program.
Professional development
Clinical Supervision Handbook
Professional development within one’s discipline flows from a commitment to lifelong
learning: clinical supervision is one method for achieving this goal. Regulated
health professionals are members of regulatory bodies with annual educational
requirements and standards of practice and ethical conduct. Unregulated clinicians
who are members of professional associations often must meet educational objectives
to qualify for, and maintain, membership. Clinical supervision can help clinicians
stay abreast of developments in their field.
Educational and clinical supervisory opportunities may be provided in ones’ place
of employment. Many professionals participate in external educational activities such
as courses, workshops or private consultation. In organizationally offered clinical
supervision, clinicians demonstrate their commitment to ongoing learning and show
accountability to the process through their willingness to learn, their interest in
developing their clinical skills and being open to receiving support and being challenged.
Through the formation of a partnership for learning, clinical supervisors
and clinicians agree to journey together toward both the development of clinicians
as learners and as members of their colleges.
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