Portfolios for Health Professionals

Portfolios for Health Professionals 3e is a practical guide to designing and developing a portfolio that documents and communicates your professional achievements and competencies, in order to meet the  Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) annual registration requirements. Now revised to address a range of health professions, this third edition will help students to gain a basic understanding of what a portfolio is, how it is used, and why different types of portfolio may be required for different purposes. The book provides health professionals with detailed guidelines for developing a quality portfolio that will help them to review their professional practice, direct their continuing professional development, assess their learning and career planning, and communicate their professional achievements.

• Updated regulatory requirements for national registration
• Aligned to updated APRHA CPD standards
• New section on clinical reasoning
• Increased focus on reflective practice throughout, to encourage critical thinking
• Expanded section on ePortfolios, including examples
• Greater emphasis on evidence-based practice
• New Chapter 7, with practical examples of the approaches used by a range of health practitioners to develop their professional portfolios