CPD Audit Guidance for 2021
See below for guidance on completing the CPD audit. You will find information on hours requirements and types of activities that count as CPD.
Types of CPD
The two types of CPD information that you need to provide are for Clinical CPD and General CPD.
Clinical CPD
Clinical CPD requires Registrants to present and discuss their work within a clinical forum (individual or group supervision / consultation or with a peer group) where the reflection and discussion of the work is psychoanalytic / Jungian analytic or psychodynamic, and is appropriate to the level of intensity of clinical practice. This can be face-to-face, teleconferencing or telephone.
General CPD
Registrants are expected to complete a range of activities- (e.g. only one activity of the required hours spent on attending a single conference would not be sufficient.)
Type of activities that would be suitable include, but are not limited to:
- Attendance at clinical seminars, conferences, lectures, workshops, CPD events, study days, and discussion groups where this involves a psychoanalytic / Jungian analytic or psychodynamic focus.
- Further training where this involves thought about psychoanalytic / Jungian analytic or psychodynamic theory and practise.
- Publishing papers, book reviews, conducting research or giving presentations of psychoanalytic / Jungian analytic or psychodynamic relevance.
- Preparation involved in psychoanalytic / Jungian analytic or psychodynamic teaching, tutoring or mentoring (but not teaching itself.)
- Reading psychoanalytic / Jungian analytic and psychodynamic journals and articles
- Learning or training in ethical issues, relevant legislature or policy, and good practice guidelines (such as, equality and diversity, data protection etc.)
If you joined the BPC part way through the previous year, the required CPD hours may be counted on a pro-rata basis.
CPD hours requirements
You will need to enter CPD information for work completed between 01 January 2020 and 31 December 2020.
The hours requirement for CPD:
Clinical CPD- 15 hours
General CPD- 15 hours
If you have been registered with the BPC for less than one year:
If you have first joined the BPC part way through the previous year, the number of hours may be counted on a pro-rata basis. e.g. if you first joined us in July, the hours required will be 7.5 hours each for Clinical and General CPD.
Pre-retired category
Hours required:
Clinical CPD- 5 hours
General CPD- 15 hours
Supervisory / Teaching categories
Hours required:
Clinical CPD- 5 hours
General CPD- 15 hours
You will need to show the date and number of hours for each activity you have entered. You will also need to show how it has informed your work.
- There are separate sections for Clinical and General CPD. Enter your information in the boxes provided.
- After each activity, click the + on the right to add another. Please use one line per activity.
- Enter the total amount of hours for each CPD type.
The audit panel may ask for further information. If this is required, we will contact you.
Countersignature
- Your Countersignatory must be psychoanalytically qualified for at least 5 years and be a currently registrant of the BPC. If this is not possible, they can be a current registrant of UKCP, BACP (accredited) or ACP.
- Enter their First Name, Last Name and email address then select the organisation they are registered with.
- Click Submit at the end.
- We will contact your Countersignatory to confirm your registration.
