The Value of Postprofessional Education

Continuing Professional Education and the Internet: Views of Alberta Occupational Therapists

“…CPE has been defined as "a process, located inside or outside an academic institution that depends on content experts who are promoted as highly skilled in a given field or C ontinuing professional education (CPE) contributes to clinical competence and enhances professional (Abreu & Blount, 1993; Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists [CAOT], 2002a;Friedland, Rappolt, Mullan, & Ballon, 2000;Strickland, 1993) and personal development (Dickerson & Wittman, 1999). Through CPE, occupational therapists can stay abreast of new developments in practice and broaden their theoretical knowledge (Johnson et al, 2000;Madill, 1984).…”