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Continuing Education Report Example Submissions

Competence is the combination of:

The sample reflections all detail how the regulated member’s knowledge, skills, attitudes and/or judgement were positively impacted by the continuing education activities they completed.

Note that in these reflections, the members provided specific information about knowledge gained or changes to practice (i.e., changes to their skills, attitudes, or judgement) that occurred, including examples of the following:

  • Practice areas or diagnoses,
  • Population groups, including client age ranges, and/or
  • Specific clinical or nonclinical skills that were impacted.

Audiology Reflection Examples:

Approximate start date: September 1, 202X
Approximate end date: September 1, 202X

Title of activity (e.g., name of article, presentation or committee): Webcast: Recreational Noise Induced Hearing Loss, presenter Dr. A.BCD

How have you applied, or how will you apply, what you learned from this activity in your professional practice? Be specific about any changes in your own knowledge, skills, attitudes, judgment, and/or practice.

Reflection: The SAC webcast on recreational NIHL provided me with further information on how specific recreational activities can have an impact on an individual’s hearing. Though we learn that noise exposure can affect hearing thresholds, more emphasis is placed on occupational noise exposure. This webcast provided some statistics about recreational NIHL and the level of “noise doses” that result from many of these activities as found in various studies. This has been helpful in furthering my knowledge as an Audiologist as I feel better equipped to take history from patients regarding their historical noise exposure and make a more informed decision as to how much that exposure may contribute to hearing difficulties.

Approximate start date: September 1, 202X
Approximate end date: September 1, 202X

Title of activity (e.g., name of article, presentation or committee): ACSLPA Jurisprudence Module

How have you applied, or how will you apply, what you learned from this activity in your professional practice? Be specific about any changes in your own knowledge, skills, attitudes, judgment, and/or practice. 

Reflection: As a clinician who completed my schooling in another province, the jurisprudence education modules were vital in helping me to understand and develop a strong basis for the procedures and policies here in Alberta. Though much of the content in the course overlapped with that of my prior knowledge, now having a more concrete understanding of the legislations and acts important to Audiologists in this province, as well as the tools and references to refer to during my practice is invaluable.

SLP Reflection Examples:

Approximate start date: September 1, 202X
Approximate end date: September 1, 202X

Title of activity (e.g., name of article, presentation or committee): Hearing Loss Best Practices (Organization, presenter G. Smiley).

How have you applied, or how will you apply, what you learned from this activity in your professional practice? Be specific about any changes in your own knowledge, skills, attitudes, judgment, and/or practice.

Reflection: Expert competence was improved via the hearing loss presentation. I have one client with hearing loss, the first in the past 8 yrs. Given this low incidence, reacquainting myself with current evidence-based practices was essential. This presentation provided guidance and a framework for assessment, treatment and counselling which I have been able to implement (modifying goals, explaining hearing age, becoming comfortable with equipment, administering LING screen). I feel more confident in my ability to provide services, have improved knowledge of service provision & options, & have identified colleagues willing to provide support and mentorship as needed.

Approximate start date: June 12, 202X
Approximate end date: June 12, 202X

Title of activity (e.g., name of article, presentation or committee): ASHA webinar: Building a Culturally Inclusive & Gender Affirming Space (presenters Chai, O; Brown Sampayo, R; & Lord Williams, Z.)

How have you applied, or how will you apply, what you learned from this activity in your professional practice? Be specific about any changes in your own knowledge, skills, attitudes, judgment, and/or practice.

Reflection: The ASHA webinar: Building a Culturally Inclusive & Gender Affirming Space taught me to communicate differently with my clients in the following ways:

  • use gender neutral language (and how to deal with mistakes that happen)
  • create a more gender-neutral intake/history based on examples given by the presenters
  • model gender neutral language to my clients and colleagues.

Non-clinical Example:

Approximate start date: January 202X
Approximate end date: May 202X

Title of activity (e.g., name of article, presentation or committee):

  • Paper 1, year (authors)
  • Paper 2, year (authors)
  • Textbook 1, year (authors)
  • Textbook 2, year (authors)
  • Continuing Education Course (organization, presenter)

How have you applied, or how will you apply, what you learned from this activity in your professional practice? Be specific about any changes in your own knowledge, skills, attitudes, judgment, and/or practice.

Reflection: As a result of a two-year gap in teaching phonological disorders, I engaged in self-study to enhance and refresh my knowledge in this subject area. One area which has helped enhance my supervision of graduate students is universal vs. language-specific strategies in learning about speech sound development in other languages. I have incorporated these understandings into my teaching and supervision of graduate student research. I have also sought to update my knowledge on a variety clinically relevant resources (e.g., new versions of tests) and new research findings which I have also incorporated into the courses I teach.