Expression of Interest: AASW Live Online CPD Program

Attach a current CV of a trainer's bio.

Business name

First name

Last name

Mobile

Telephone

Website URL

What is the suggested title of the CPD activity you would like to present and your preferred delivery mode?

Title

Preferred mode (select one only)

Virtual workshopWebinar

Webinars run from 1-1.5 hours including time for questions from the audience. Webinars should aim to provide attendees with significant evidence-based practice strategies to improve their professional practice. They should be broken down into the following timeframes and activities:

Context (25%)
Elaboration of ideas, including case studies or examples (25%)
Evidence-based strategies (25%)
Questions and discussion (25%)

Virtual workshops run for 3-4 hours and are highly interactive and dynamic. Please consider how you will achieve your learning outcomes via multiple activities and the digital tools you will use. Workshops should aim to actively improve skills and knowledge for participants through workshopping ideas and practices.

All webinars and workshops should conform to the AASW CPD Program Education and Design Standards, as detailed at the end of this document.

Please provide a summary of the activity format/content:

How is the content relevant to social work and is the content based on recognised or evidence-informed practice and/or theory?

Who should attend? (Please consider the level of practitioner – emerging, evolving, established, expert – and which field/s of social work your target audience may be practising in.)

Specific learning outcomes for participants. Consider how you will create the opportunity for learners to achieve these when selecting your verbs. Examples include- Identify, Understand, Analyse, Apply, Implement, Evaluate, Demonstrate

By the end of this program, participants will be able to (list some dot points):

Please summarise your expertise in this topic and any experience you have in presenting on this topic:

How did you find out about this opportunity?

I saw it on the websiteI saw it in Social Work Focus magazineAn AASW staff member told me about itSomething else

If it was something else, what was it?

All CPD Activities undergo a Quality Assurance process. AASW hosted CPD Activities and AASW online CPD Activities are bound by the following Quality Standards:

Program Education and Design Standards

Content:
1. 1 is created from evidence-based practice
2. 2 is relevant and contextualised to learner cohort
3. 3 is aligned to current professional climate and context
4. 4 is designed and reviewed by qualified and experienced Subject Matter Experts

Program:
1 learning outcomes are explicit and achievable
2 is aligned to the AASW Capability Framework
3 is designed around authentic professional practice tasks
4 is co-designed for teaching quality with a senior instructional designer

(Short course learning only)

5 applies active learning principles to enhance engagement
6 features self-reflective activities to enhance professional practice
7 includes self-assessment checks so participants can self-measure learning
8 implements high quality learner experience design to enhance engagement
9 is evaluated by program participants and the AASW team

3. Ethical standards

3.1 Real-life case studies, examples and scenarios will be de-identified or informed consent will be obtained by the presenter from relevant parties

AASW hosted CPD activities must meet all Quality Standards.

Version 1.1 effective February 2022

AASW CPD Program Manager