Continuing education requirements
To remain registered, a calmbirth® practitioner’s continuing education must be verified as appropriately completed and relevant to the work of a practitioner each year. This means that the practitioner must:
- Engage in relevant on-going study,
- Document this study in her PERSONAL PROFILE of CONTINUING EDUCATION and
- Maintain the PROFILE for five years for “random audit” verification by the register.
Educational attainment is measured on a points (continuing education points or CEPs) system whereby the practitioner must gain a minimum of 10 continuing education points per year. Strategies for gaining these points are provided in the table below.
| Educational Strategy | Points (CEPs) Awarded for this Strategy |
| Participation in a relevant education course | 1 point per academic hour of the course |
| Reading a relevant journal article, writing a summation of the article and making this summation available for other practitioners to read. | 1 point |
| Conference attendance, writing an outline of interesting aspects and making this available for other practitioners to read. | 5 points per full day 2 points for a half day |
| Formal group discussion with peers that involves personal preparation, sharing of information, writing up new information and making this information available for other practitioners to read. | 2 points |
| Reading a relevant book and writing a useful outline for other practitioners to read. | 4 points |
| Investigating and writing up an issue of concern for yourself or a client and making this outline available for other practitioners to read. | 2 points |
| Engaging with a relevant video/ TV program/ audio tape, writing notes and making these notes available for other practitioners to read. | 1 point |
| Any other relevant education strategy | Points depend on the strategy. |