Portfolios are a tool of increasing significance across the health professions in meeting the demands of contemporary regulation of professional competence. Professional Portfolios:: Evidence of competency for nurses and midwives is the first book written specifically for the Australian and New Zealand market that demonstrates the relationship between portfolios and regulation. The book offers background information on the need for and benefits of portfolios and a range of approaches and formats to communicate progress towards education for entry to practice for students of midwifery and nursing programs, continuing professional development, performance review, renewal of practice certificates and career review and planning.
A key strength of this book is the way it facilitates an understanding about the rationales in portfolio design and the integration of the relevant professional standards. The book addresses the concept of evidence and examines its role in making claims to achievement of competence and learning. A further strength is the inclusion of the potential for portfolios to assist with performance review and career planning, making this book a useful resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students, practicing clinicians and educators.
Chapter 1: Professional practice and portfolios - Why do I need a professional portfolio?
* Introduction * What is a portfolio * Forms of portfolios * Why do I need a portfolio * Influences on the development and uptake of professional portfolios * Building your portfolio activities
Chapter 2: Portfolio Styles and Models
* Introduction * What should my portfolio look like? * Portfolio models * Who is the intended audience for my portfolio * What is the specific purpose of my portfolio * Privacy, confidentiality and disclosure * What is the best way to organise and present a portfolio * ePortfolios * Steps and responsibilities in portfolio development and use * Building your portfolio activities
Chapter 3: Evidence - What do I have and what do I need
* Introduction * Where to I start? * What is the purpose of evidence? * What is quality evidence? * Evidence for portfolio models * Ive collected a range of quality evidence - where to now? * Practice exemplar * Building a standards-based or process-oriented portfolio activity
Chapter 4: Compiling your portfolio
* Introduction * Deciding on and designing a portfolio framework * Suggested framework for a product portfolio * Collecting information or evidence * Identifying omissions and generating new information/evidence * Practice exemplar
Chapter 5: Portfolio Evaluation and Assessment
* Introduction * Portfolio components * Portfolio assessment and evaluation * Why assess? * What is to be assessed? * Notifying the student/applicant * Validity and reliability of assessment * Practice exemplar
Chapter 6: Portfolios and Career Planning
* Introduction * The image of nursing and midwifery * Steps for planning a career * Assistance with career planning * Practice exemplar
References * Glossary
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