CHCP RECERTIFICATION

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1 NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CERTIFICATION OF HEALTHCARE CPD PROFESSIONALS CHCP RECERTIFICATION The CCHCP Certification Program The Commission for Certification of Healthcare CPD Professionals, Inc. (CCHCP) offers a certification program for individuals in the Healthcare CPD field who wish to demonstrate their competence and earn the designation of Certified Healthcare CPD Professional (CHCP). The program includes self assessment tools to assist in identifying strengths and gaps in knowledge across the broad spectrum of Healthcare CPD and encourages Healthcare CPD professionals to pay attention to their own continuous professional development (CPD). The CHCP program consists of Initial Certification, which requires candidates to document their professional qualifications and successfully pass a proctored three hour examination; Extension of Certification (EOC), which serves to extend the initial three year certification to five years; and Recertification, which is available to CHCPs who have documented a CPD Portfolio of performance improvement activities or who choose to sit for and pass the current form of the CHCP exam. Recertification will be required every three years but once certified, CHCPs who maintain their certification will not be required to sit for another proctored exam. CHCPs who allow their certification to lapse will be required to complete the currently available validated, secure, three hour certification examination in order to be reinstated and will need to re establish eligibility. Active CHCPs will receive reminders approximately 3 months before the expiration date noted on their certificates. Candidates for EOC or Recertification will submit evidence that they have continued to participate in CPD activities since their previous certification. RECERTIFICATION OPTIONS Candidates for Recertification are offered two Options [OPTION 1 is described in detail below]. OPTION 1: CPD Portfolio Submit CPD Portfolio ; document 10 CPD points on Recertification Eligibility Worksheet; $345

2 + $50 processing fee. Project must be completed 1 3 months before the most recent certificate expires. OPTION 2: CHCP Exam Sit for and pass current Form of the Exam; $400 exam fee + $50 processing fee. Candidate must pass the CHCP Exam before the most recent certificate expires. TANGIBLE BENEFITS OF RECERTIFICATION Demonstrates intense commitment to self assessment, performance improvement and pursuit of one's own continuous professional development (CPD) while maintaining the status of Certified Healthcare CPD Professional (CHCP); - Permits the continued use of the CHCP credential for 3 additional years without being required to sit for the current Form of the 3 hour monitored CHCP Exam; Allows CHCPs to continue to have their names posted in the " Registry of Certified Healthcare CPD Professionals" and continue to use the CHCP credential on business cards and stationery. Provides material for evaluation of individual employees who excel in maintaining currency in Healthcare CPD matters; Offers opportunities for employers to publicize extraordinary organizational excellence and commitment to the healthcare community. TIMELINE All Candidates for Recertification will receive a reminder via 6 months before their certificates expire. Candidates who choose OPTION 1 must submit their CPD Portfolio at least 1 3 months before their certificates expire, to allow for peer review and receipt of new certificates before expiration of current certificates. ELIGIBILITY Candidates for Recertification must be listed in the current Registry of CHCPs and must adhere to the policies and procedures posted online, including the CCHCP Code of Conduct and the Candidates Handbook. The Recertification Portfolio documenting 10 points of CPD activities since the most recent certification or extension of certification is required for OPTION 1. For Option 2, you simply pay the registration fee, register for and sit for the exam. No Eligibility Worksheet is required.

3 PURPOSE OF THE CPD PORTFOLIO OPTION 1: CPD PORTFOLIO To provide a method for CHCPs to formulate and document evidence of continuing competence within the Healthcare CPD field since their most recent certification or extension of certification, in order to demonstrate performance improvement while maintaining their CHCP credential. OPTION 1 REQUIREMENTS Portfolio Worksheet Complete the worksheet to demonstrate your performance improvement activities and continued engagement in the Healthcare CPD field. Evidence a minimum of 10 points reflecting your continuous professional development. Completion of a CPD Portfolio offers one pathway for Candidates for Recertification to demonstrate competence across a broad spectrum of work settings. CPD Portfolio: Performance Scenarios (Appendix A) If you are unable to evidence 10 points utilizing the worksheet you may complete the performance scenarios for a maximum of 3 points. There are 6 scenarios available for.5 points each. The Performance Scenarios provide opportunities to consider examples of day to day issues and activities within the Healthcare CPD environment and then to reflect upon how these situations relate to the Five Content Domains identified as pivotal to Healthcare CPD professionals. Performance scenarios should not include any information that is confidential to the Candidate or to her/his employer. Peer Review Performance scenarios submitted as part of your portfolio will be peer reviewed. Appeals Policy Any applicant whose application for Recertification is denied will automatically be sent information about how to appeal the decision, including steps in the appeal process and additional information required. Falsification of the application, including failure to provide material information, is grounds for denial of the application or for denial of certification. In such cases, the applicant will be notified in writing of the specific reason. There can be no appeal for failure to submit required material by the deadline. Lapsed Certification The names of those certified who allow their CHCP credential to expire will be removed from the " Registry of Certified Healthcare CPD Professionals" and the lapsed certificants will not be permitted to use or display the CHCP credential. Certified persons will have been sent at least

4 two reminder s prior to losing certification. Certified persons are responsible for updating their contact information and for keeping up with their date of certification and recertification eligibility... Reinstatement after the certification expires requires passing the currently available CHCP exam; documenting 15 points of education and experience within the Healthcare CPD field on the Eligibility Worksheet; and payment of the $400 exam fee + $50 non refundable processing fee.

5 APPENDIX A: CPD PORTFOLIO: PERFORMANCE SCENARIOS The CPD Portfolio described below offers one pathway for Candidates for Recertification to demonstrate competence across a broad spectrum of work settings. If you are unable to evidence 10 points utilizing the worksheet you may complete the performance scenarios for a maximum of 3 points. There are 6 scenarios available for.5 points each. The Performance Scenarios provide opportunities to consider examples of day to day issues and activities within the Healthcare CPD environment and then to reflect upon how these situations relate to the Five Content Domains identified as pivotal to Healthcare CPD professionals. Please read the six Scenarios described below and then select scenarios to complete a sufficient number to meet your 10 points (.5 points per scenario) up to 3 points maximum. For your scenario discussion; outline your preparation to respond to the scenarios; discuss the topic briefly [~500 words] and indicate the relevant Domain(s). the scenario(s) as a single Word document along with a copy of your Portfolio Worksheet to msteele@cchcp.org with the subject line Scenario Responses for Recertification. Please send your comments or feedback to INFO@CCHCP.org The CCHCP Board of Directors February 2013

6 CPD PORTFOLIO: PERFORMANCE SCENARIOS Applicable Content Domain[s] I II III IV V Scenario 1: Preparation: Pull the primary literature on one of the Domains in the Content Outline for the CHCP Exam. Discussion: reflect upon the impact (or lack thereof or potential impact) on your own practice as a Healthcare CPD professional. Scenario 2: Preparation: Select a real life issue you have encountered in dealing with another stakeholder in the Healthcare CPD community (e.g., grant submission, joint sponsorship, commercial supporter or provider communications, faculty selection, marketing policies). Discussion: Describe how you identified and resolved the issue [or not] and how the situation impacted the development and/or delivery of a Healthcare CPD activity. Scenario 3: Preparation: Explore the work of three authors on topics related to how adults learn. Discussion: Cite the principles that you believe best apply to interdisciplinary learning and educational design in a clinical setting. Scenario 4: Preparation: Gather data from a research project or outcomes analysis that you completed or admired within the past

7 year. Discussion: Reflect on lessons learned and describe how what you have learned will motivate you in the future. Scenario 5: Preparation: Identify an ethical dilemma or obstacle that you observed within the Healthcare CPD community within the past year. Discussion: Describe how you might coach a hypothetical management team on relevant topics, and what your intended outcome would look like. Scenario 6: Preparation: Attend a webinar or other educational activity that offers a skill set you wish you had. Discussion: Reflect on the activity: why you chose it, what you learned, how it will impact your own practice. ###