Speak Out February 2021 DIGITAL EDITION

Perspectives

Private Practice/education Jennifer Baker, Freemantle “We’re referring to the Standards for all future job interviews.” “We’re using the Standards as a reference point for our biannual staff reviews.” Health Nicky Graham and team, Queensland Health “We’ve already had some protected time to reflect on the new Standards as a leadership group.” “Our network leaders will become "standards champions" within their own health services to support their staff to start using the language of the new Professional Standards.” “We’re holding brainstorming sessions within our departments, to consider the opportunities, benefits and unknowns of implementation.” “We’re aligning the Domains and Elements to our Performance Appraisal and Development plans.” ‘We’re reviewing how the Standards align with the National Safety and Quality Health Standards.”

continuously seek professional development and keep developing our competency” “We appreciate the reference to positive learning environments and supervision structures. This is vital in our setting” “Digital literacy is paramount in our setting. So pleased to see the sStandards reflect this”. What’s your strategy to apply them? Associate Professor Barbra Zupan, Central Queensland University Academic/students “We worked together to map CBOS, COMPASS and the Standards so we could see the similarities and differences.” “The new Standards will guide student reflections, especially in Year 1.” “Build familiarity by embedding the new ‘language’ into practical activities and rubrics.” Join in a live Q&A session The Association’s Professional Standards Team will conduct two live Q&A sessions to answer any questions you may have and to share ideas and strategies on how you can implement the Professional Standards in your work.

LEARN DISCUSS REFLECT Session 1 24 February, 12.30 pm (AEDT) Session 2 5 March, 12.30 pm (AEDT)

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