Professional Practice
This module is one in a series of knowledge and skill development modules for professionals working in a field of practice that enables individuals to enter, remain in, or return to work.
This module discusses professionalism in general and uses Disability Management and Vocational Rehabilitation to demonstrate specific professions and what makes an individual a professional. It addresses professional practice and the role all 11 components play in defining the profession. It also provides the professional with the knowledge and skills to promote the field and to demonstrate credibility. There is a large section dedicated to ethics since a Code of Ethics is a major determination point in defining a profession.
Module Content
The course content includes:
- Defining a Profession
- Scope of Practice
- Standards of Practice
- Values aligned with Professional practice
- Ethics and Professional practice
- Complaints and discipline for Professionals
- What do we mean by competence?
- What do we mean by credentials?
- Professional educational requirements
- Continuous Professional Development
- Professional Associations
- Colleges of Practice
- Staying safe.
We follow the career of a professional throughout to add interest and relevance to the discussion.
Module Design
The module includes the following components:
Product |
Size |
Allotted Time for Completion |
Reading material with endnotes, websites list, and |
69 pages 16242 words |
5 hours |
Video presentation |
125 slides |
1.5 hours |
Quiz (must achieve 80%) |
30 questions |
1.5 hours |
Total |
8 hours |
About the instructor
Director of Education and Professional Development
Gail Kovacs
Gail has 43+ years of front-line, management, project and curriculum development experience in health care, disability management and vocational rehabilitation in both the public and private sector and in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and other European countries.Gail is a Director of KMG Health Partners, an international firm providing Disability Management / Vocational Rehabilitation management, audit and training services. The company leads or participates in projects that assist with the development of the profession and with the evolution of client, customer and provider services. KMG trains Occupational Health and Safety, Human Resources and Line Management within employers. KMG also trains other professionals in the field. Gail has extensive activity in supporting large and small organizations with disability management processes. Gail has developed and delivered curriculum and training modules for Foreign Trained Health Professionals in Ontario to assist moving them from practicing as doctors to practicing as Disability Managers. She has also created the Study Guide, workshop and on-line training for the 8 professional domains of the Canadian Certified Vocational Evaluator (CCVE) exam.Recently she completed the development of training for front line construction supervisors in British Columbia to help them enhance their communications skills during stay in work and recover at work processes. This was in collaboration with WorkSafe B.C.Gail is a Registered Rehabilitation Professional (RRP) and a Certified Vocational Rehabilitation Professional (CVRP). She is a Past President of the Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada (VRA Canada) and of the Canadian Assessment, Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment Society (CAVEWAS). She has also been on the Board of Directors for the College of Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals (CVRP). She was a Trustee and Vice Chair of the Vocational Rehabilitation Association (VRA) in the UK and has supported standards development with the VRA, UK Rehab Council and British Standards Institution.Gail has a certificate in Human Resources Development and professionally practices as an Ergonomist. She is also a Canadian Certified Rehabilitation Counsellor (CCRC), a Certified Disability Management Professional (CDMP), and a Consensus Based Disability Management Auditor (CBDMA). She has been awarded the Fellowship of the Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada, the Award of Excellence from CAVEWAS, and a lifetime membership with the VRA UK all in recognition of her professional achievements in Vocational Rehabilitation and for her dedication and commitment to professional development and to client and customer services.