On my website, Change Careers With Purpose I address the issue of continuing education requirements needed in most professional careers.
When considering a change of careers, most of us expect that minimum educational requirements must be met before being hired. Yet just as important is to understand that most professional employment has continuing education standards to be met.
For example, tomorrow I plan on attending 7th Clinical Team Conference - The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. By doing so I will meet professional chaplain education requirements in my career as a healthcare chaplain.
According to the website announcement, the 7th Clinical Team Conference (CTC) is specifically designed for the hospice/palliative interdisciplinary team, the heart of quality end-of-life care. Several of my co-workers will attend, also meeting continuing ed requirements for their specif disciplines.
These hospice care disciplines include: Physicians, Nurses, Therapist, Administrators, Social Workers, Bereavement Professionals, Spiritual Caregivers, Pharmacist, Volunteers, and other Members of the Interdisciplinary Team.
This hospice focused conference will be a first for me since becoming a Board Certified Chaplain. Fortunately for me, San Diego continuing education opportunities are plentiful for me to meet the Association of Professional Chaplain contining education requirements.
Onward with purpose,
Chaplain Paul Slater
