The organization of continued professional development

Ype H. Poortinga

doi:10.18290/rpsych.2015.18.2-5en

Ype H. Poortinga Tilburg University, Netherlands School of Humanities

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18290/rpsych.2015.18.2-5en

Keywords: assessment; Continued Professional Development (CPD); European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations (EFPA); EuroPsy

Abstract

This comment fully endorses the need for Continued Professional Development (CPD) expressed in the lead article. A possible discrepancy is noted with the EuroPsy regulations and a few questions are raised.

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