CPD Requirements

 

Both Consulting and Non-Consulting Clinicians need to demonstrate 30 hours of CPD per renewal period. CPD Activities should be from three or more of the following categories, at least one of which must be from categories 1-3, with no more than 5 hours from category 6.

Category 1: Short Courses on Professional Issues

Category 2: Seminars and Conferences

Category 3: Study for Further Qualifications

Category 4: Encouraging the Development of Others

Category 5: Committee Work / Meetings

Category 6: Personal Development

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Please be mindful to complete all sections of the template, including the reflection; these are required (and checked) by practitioner organisations. 

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What counts as CPD?

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Please consider the following guidelines for selection of CPD:

1. It should be relevant to the practice of companion animal behaviour. If it does not appear directly/obviously relevant, please discuss how you feel it is relevant in your reflection.

2. It does not need to be formally assessed

3. It should be based on critically evaluated, scientific understanding

4. The provider should not go against the CCAB code of conduct

If points 3 and 4 are not met by the provider, in your reflection, please show evidence-based critical evaluation to justify your choice of event

 

Consulting versus non-Consulting status: Case Log Requirements

 

To qualify for the Consulting Register at renewal, you need to have led on a minimum of 20 vet-referred cases in the 12 months prior to the renewal period. Please log your cases throughout the year on the second sheet of the CPD and Case Log template.

 

Maintaining your multi-species status: CPD and Case Log Requirements

 

In order to uphold standards of species-specific skills, we also require a minimum case-load per species for which you are registered.

For cats, dogs, and horses/other equids, this minimum is 20 cases per rolling 3 year period. 

 

For example: 

If you see both dogs and cats you could meet the requirements with the following case load:

Year 1: 10 dogs and 10 cats

Year 2: 18 dogs and 2 cats 

Year 3: 12 dogs and 8 cats 

 

If you see dogs, cats, and horses/other equids, you could meet the requirements with the following case load:

Year 1: 7 dogs, 7 cats, 6 horses

Year 2: 6 dogs, 7 cats, and 7 horses

Year 3: 7 dogs, 6 cats, and 7 horses

 

For any other species (including but not limited to rabbits, guinea pigs, birds, and reptiles) the minimum is 10 cases per rolling 3 year period plus 5 hours of species-specific CPD per year. This 5 hours counts towards your minimum 30 hours total CPD. If you see 20 cases in any of these species over the rolling 3 year period, the 5 hours species-specific CPD is not required. 

 

Exceptions and changes in circumstances e.g. career breaks
 

For career-breaks of less than 12 months, as a Consulting Clinician, you need to adhere to the above Case Load requirements at renewal, else you should move to the Non-Consulting register (see below for details on moving between registers).

 

Both Consulting and Non-Consulting Clinicians need to maintain their CPD. This is to ensure all CCABs in the industry are up to date with the field of behaviour in their chosen species. 

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Whether Consulting or Non-Consulting, if you have been unable to fulfil the Case Load and/or CPD requirements due to extenuating circumstances please send a supporting email to renewals@ccab.uk outlining the reasons for this, so the committee can consider your renewal.  Examples of extenuating circumstances that might be accepted include accident or illness. 

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Moving between registers

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As a Consulting Clinician, if you  take time away from work (e.g. for reasons such as parental leave, illness, caring for relatives, or a career break) for 12 months or more, you may move to the Non-consulting Register for up to three years, as long as you maintain your CPD.

• After 3 years on the Non-Consulting Register, if you are still on a career break, or working in a different career, you should move to the Retired Register.

• If you return to work as a CCAB within 3 years e.g. in an educational capacity, but are not seeing sufficient cases to register as a Consulting CCAB, you can remain on the Non-Consulting Register, subject to above renewal requirements.

• If you return to work within 3 years and can fulfil the case load requirements for the Consulting Register at renewal, you can simply move back to the Consulting Register.

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Once you have been on the Retired Register for more than a year, if you wish to return to the Non-Consulting or Consulting Register, you will need to undergo full re-assessment (with associated fees).   

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Refunds

Having completed your renewal payment, if you change your mind or have made a mistake, please contact us at renewals@ccab.uk within 14 days of payment, thank-you.