Deb Hearle

Cardiff University | CU · School of Healthcare Sciences

Introduction In this current era, it is essential for occupational therapists to demonstrate not only passive participation in professional development activities but to illustrate how learning impacts practice and benefits people with whom they work. Active engagement in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is therefore essential in whichev...

Engaging students in curriculum design

We have thoroughly revised A Strategic Guide to Continuing Professional Development for Health and Care Professionals: The TRAMm Model (2nd ed). The new edition includes the latest professional policy guidance updates as well as the results of our ongoing research into professional development within health and social care. The importance of applyi...

Introduction: Although much literature exists regarding the operationalization of the term engagement, this relates specifically to work/employee engagement and user, consumer, and scholarly engagement. There is no clear understanding of the term Continuing Professional Development (CPD) engagement for allied health professionals and Nurses and Mid...

The TRAMm (Tell, Record, Apply, Monitor and measure) Model has been developed to provide a framework for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). To be most effective we need to Tell others, Record and Apply what we have learnt, Monitor our progress and measure the impact of CPD (Hearle et al 2016; Lawson 2018). Two doctoral studies are currentl...

Awarded Best Presentation: Professional standards of regulation developed by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC, 2012) emphasize the importance of ‘engagement’ in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as part of the audit process. Occupational Therapists now need to demonstrate how CPD has impacted on their practice and benefited ser...

In order to maximise the potential of your CPD, this practical handbook guides you through the five TRAMm stages, which are depicted as stations: Tell (T), Record (R), Activity (A), Monitor (M) and measure (m). The tried-and-tested TRAMm model reflects the five standards for CPD laid down by the Health and Care Professions Council; and your own lea...

The HCPC as part of its standards for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) states that CPD should be considered to be something that is over and above your everyday working practice (HCPC, 2012). Normal everyday occupational therapy practice involves the assessment of service users to provide a benchmark for measurement of outcomes it also req...

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is mandatory and Occupational Therapists are due for HCPC audit in 2015. Core HCPC requirements are for registrants to demonstrate not only the range of activities they have undertaken, but how these activities have made a difference to their practice (HCPC, 2012). Much time and money is invested in CPD by...

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a mandatory requirement of the Health and Care Professions Council and has been embraced by the College of Occupational Therapists. In order to make the most of CPD, it is important for individuals and organisations to have a process which guides both activity and dissemination. The TRAMM (Talk, Record,...

Background / Purpose: It has been suggested that the main barrier preventing students incorporating health messages into practice was their lack of knowledge/experience undermining their confidence. Hence our aims were to:1. To establish confidence and readiness of occupational therapy practice educators to incorporate evidence-based health promo...

Background / Purpose: To explore the use of the TRAMM model to guide continuing professional development (CPD) and to introduce the TRAMM tracker as a means of recording CPD activities. Main conclusion: Participants need to be introduced to the main principles of the TRAMM model and TRAMM tracker.

Purpose The significant increase in the number of older adults in the UK population is expected to continue. Physical and psychological problems associated with ageing often require older adults to move into residential care where opportunities to participate in previously enjoyed occupations may be limited. Engagement in self‐selected purposeful a...

In 2002 there were 19.8 million people in the United Kingdom over the age of 50 and it is estimated that by 2031 there will be close to 27 million (UK National Statistics Office, 2005). Predictions about the older population changes in the next twenty years indicate that although overall growth will be low, the numbers of 'young old' (65-74) and 'm...