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Looking back on 2014... SPA was pleased to offer professional development through a variety of delivery formats and across a wide range of professional areas. The PD options for 2014 are summarised in this chart, with averages over the past five years also included. Some of the highlights from 2014 included: • The record number of CPD events including six CPD live online events Registration numbers were also at an all-time high – Branch events had a total of 1874 registrants, of which 395 were Traveller’s rates, and National CPD live online events had a total of 101 registrants for the live events, with a further 383 registrations to view the recording of the events. • The average evaluation ratings for Branch CPD events were also the highest on record – 4.7 out of 5 for the average Overall Event rating, and 4.8 out of 5 for the average Speaker Quality of Presentation rating. • The successful and well- attended 2014 National Conference in Melbourne. • Independent Study Resources being made available to members at no charge via the website – both the Ethics Education Package and the Evidence-Based Practice ISR. • The growth in the SPA online Member Communities. • Looking forward to this year – what’s planned for 2015? • We have a wonderful year planned for SPA professional development in 2015, including the National Conference in Canberra, monthly CPD live online events, and the 2015 National Tour by Associate Professor Jane McCormack – see over for more details. Sharon Crane

Member Only Professional development

General

Paying

No charge = Member Benefit

Other Social media for Professional Development

• Access for Members Only on SPA website • Independent Study Resources (ISRs) recordings with Online Independent study resources

Online member communities

CPD Events library

• Recordings at CPD workshops • DVDs • Dedicated recordings - Independent Study Resources section/ modules + self-study questions (e.g. Voice ISR, Dysphagia ISR) undergoing Eligibility Assessment • Suits those with low tech access • Utilised by those

• Closed groups/ Members Only • Online • Use social media platforms • Information sharing + networking • Segmented (by location, clinical areas, stage of SP “life”)

• YouTube • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Google+

sections/modules and self-study questions - Autism ISR - Ethics Education

Package

- Evidence-Based

Practice ISR

- Ethics and EBP

packages form part of Provisional CPSP and Eligibility

Assessment requirements

Number of loans • 2014 = 224 • 2013 = 200 At a glance

2014 • Ethics education package accessed by 195 members • Evidence-Based Practice ISR made available online At a glance

At a glance

At a glance

• Conference impressions

Member Community numbers at end of 2014: • Ageing and Aged Care = 167 • APPropriate Apps = 1,330 (first group) • Disability = 394 • Mental Health = • SPA Network of Students = 242 • Private Practice = 728 • Rural and Remote = 289 • SPs in Education and Learning = 469 • Working with developing communities = 169 97 (newest group)

(a metric for how far and wide your messages have reached): - 2013 = 1,299,350

people

- 2014 = 2,634,776

people

• Facebook fans:

- Jan 2013 = 2,112 - Jan 2014 = 4,058 - As at 6 Jan 2015

• Overarching membership surveys - include PD/events feedback

Senior Advisor, Professional Education and Certification

Speak Out February 2015

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