CPD

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Changes have been made to the annual CPD return.  These changes have been brought into effect to meet the requirements of maintaining accredited register status with the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).  You can read more about the changes in this CPD up-date from the Lead Officer for Professional Registration.

CPD Annual Return

An essential part of registration is the completion of the CPD annual return as continuing evidence of meeting the requirements for registration and therefore, fitness to practice.  An annual return will be requested in January each year and should be submitted to the UKBHC by e-mail. It is a condition of registration that a CPD Annual Return is completed. Registrants/members who fail to do so will be removed from the Register.

The CPD Annual Return template can be downloaded below and should be completed and returned no later than 28th February of the following year.

When filling in the annual return one point is awarded for each hour of CPD activity that meets the criteria – i.e. 1 point per hour of reading, teaching, writing or the total points awarded for attending a course.  

Different categories of registration/membership require a variance of hours commensurate to that level of registration/membership.  These are:

Full/Associate/Student:  40 hours/year
Affiliate:  20 hours/year
Senior Honorary Associate:  10 hours/year

Also available for download as guidance are examples  of 2023 CPD Completed annual return template and the new 2024 Completed Annual CPD Return Template (used with permission with name and trust changed) which provides a helpful indication of what type of activities fit into the different categories.

Other Resources

Available below are different documents that can be used as part of CPD – for example, course evaluation and verbatim sheets.

For further information on CPD Event Points application, accreditation, and events, please go to the Meetings & Events section.

• 2023 Blank CPD summary
• 2023 CPD completed annual return Template
• 2024 CPD Annual Return Template
• 2024 Completed Annual CPD Return Template
• UKBHC CPD Course evaluation sheet
• UKBHC Verbatim Form
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Personal Development Portfolio

UKBHC has produced a personal development portfolio for chaplains/spiritual care professionals.  The portfolio contains a range of material to support chaplains/spiritual care professionals in meeting:

1.  the expectations of CPD by the professional associations of chaplaincy AND
2. the requirements of the development review process for the NHS KSF.

Personal Development Portfolio

The personal development portfolio link also contains guidance and information for chaplains/spiritual care professionals and their managers to assist them in understanding the learning and development activities of chaplains/spiritual care professionals and the sources of evidence that may be used.