Is Clinical Updating a Valuable Mechanism for Enhancing the Student Experience? (Opinion‪)‬

Introduction In the United Kingdom, the College of Occupational Therapists (COT 2005) and the Health Professions Council (HPC 2006) state that occupational therapists will not be eligible to register to practise unless they demonstrate continuing professional development (CPD). This is an active process, maintained throughout an individual's career, to ensure safe, legal and effective practice whatever the sphere of specialty (COT 2005, HPC 2006). According to the HPC (2006), academics or educators can prove that they are maintaining CPD through a variety of means, including: