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The BDA Centre for Education and Development (CED) provides quality assured education and continuing professional development programmes for dietitians and dietetic support workers.
For dietitians, the CED currently offers courses in specialist areas of dietetic practice, professionalism skills and leadership and management competencies. Courses are provided to suit those at different levels of the career framework, although following a BDA member survey, the target audience for courses in specialist areas of dietetic practice has changed from entry to specialist level.
The BDA continues to run the successful Professional Development Award as well as offering support and guidance for those re-entering the profession or wishing to register from overseas.
A range of programmes are offered to provide formal training for dietetic support workers. These have been developed into a Dietetic Support Worker Award. There are three core modules and one supplementary module.
Dietetic CPD Course Structure
BDA run CPD sits within a logical framework, thus you can easily identify the training which meets your needs. It is delivered using a blended learning approach with protected networking time built in. To create a blended approach, introductory information, relevant questionnaires and post course learning is produced in a mobile learning format.
A range of programmes are offered to provide formal training for dietetic support workers (DSW). Three separate (core) modules can be taken individually or to form part of a broader DSW Award. There is also a supplementary module for those working with groups of individuals / service users.
All programmes have clearly defined learning outcomes where the target audience is specified. To explicitly link BDA CED courses with Dietetic Careers Framework levels for clarity.
| Strand 1: Nutrition / Dietetic Knowledge | Target Audience |
|---|---|
| DSW Award Module 3: Nutrition and Nutrition Support | DSW |
| Coeliac Disease Update: An Overview of Management | Higher EL, SD, HP |
| Management of Chronic Kidney Disease stages 1-3 | Higher EL, SD |
| Management of Cow’s Milk Allergy in Infants and Children | Higher EL, SD, HP |
| Consolidating Dietetic Practice in Diabetes | Higher EL, SD |
| Building a Working Knowledge of Parenteral Nutrition | Higher EL, SD |
| Introduction to The Principles of Behaviour Change | AP, EL, HP |
| Advancing Dietetic Practice in Diabetes | SD, ADP |
| Building on the Skills and Knowledge of Enteral Nutrition | Higher EL |
| Introduction to the Clinical Management of Childhood Obesity | Higher EL, SD, HP |
| Introduction to Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Eating Disorders | Higher EL |
| Strand 2: Personal Effectiveness Skills | |
| DSW Award Module 1: Ethics and Professionalism | DSW |
| DSW Award Module 2: Communication Skills | DSW |
| Your CPD: from policy, to portfolio, to profile | All Dietitians, HP |
| Research Workshop: Abstract writing and poster presentation | All dietitians, HP |
| BDA Professional Development Award* | All dietitians |
| Strand 3: Business and Leadership Skills | |
| Writing and Presenting Business Cases in Dietetic Services | SD, AP |
| Survival in the Health and Care Landscape – Clinical Leadership, Quality Service Improvement and Commissioning for Dietitians’ | SD, AP |
| DSW Supplementary Module: Planning and Running Group Sessions | DSW (any member of the dietetic team) |
Key: Dietetic Support Worker (DSW); Assistant Practitioner (AP); Entry Level Dietitian (EL); Specialist Dietitian (SD); Advanced Dietetic Practitioner (ADP); Returners to Practice (R2P), Other Health Professionals (HP)
*The BDA continues to run the successful Professional Development Award as well as offering support and guidance for those re-entering the profession or wishing to register from overseas.
