How To Prepare A Portfolio
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The document outlines guidelines for assembling a midwifery professional portfolio, emphasizing either a commercial or do-it-yourself approach. It details essential components such as personal information, education, clinical experiences, and professional activities, while recommending the inclusion of evidence and reflections on practice. Additionally, it encourages collaboration with peers and maintaining updated content to demonstrate competencies and professional development.
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How To Prepare A Portfolio
- 1. Professional Portfolio: putting your midwifery portfolio together Sarah Stewart 2008 [email_address] Image: ' Be seeing you ' www.flickr.com/photos/19487674@N00/58499153
- 2. Commercial or do-it-yourself? A commercial portfolio provides a concrete framework to follow Image: ' "Dear Flickr ..." ' www.flickr.com/photos/23400852@N08/2609262521
- 3. Do-it-yourself Allows you the freedom to construct your own format and use different medias for presentation Image: ' Drilling ' www.flickr.com/photos/35034353164@N01/548373913
- 4. Use loose leaf A4 binder so you can move sections around Image: ' 20080724-DSC_8035 ' www.flickr.com/photos/22038283@N02/2738228614
- 5. Provide evidence Letters References Contracts Job descriptions Certificates of attendance Agendas 'Thank you' cards Meetings Skills Image: ' Thank You Note Letterpress ' www.flickr.com/photos/24566159@N00/2451480923
- 6. Do not put important original documents in your portfolio just in case the portfolio gets lost or stolen – use photocopied/certified documents only www.flickr.com/photos/78942960@N00/184030504
- 7. Be positive… Image: ' Orange Explosion ' www.flickr.com/photos/72369970@N00/175532290
- 8. and relevant Image: ' African elephant ' www.flickr.com/photos/15745225@N00/705454064
- 9. Be interesting… Image: ' Crystal Ball ' www.flickr.com/photos/8211018@N03/1162117754
- 10. Creative… Image: ' Grazie ' www.flickr.com/photos/16552084@N00/1422144415
- 11. analytical… Image: ' microscope_head.jpg 'www.flickr.com/photos/75771631@N00/162772082
- 12. and critical Image: ' Deep in thought ' www.flickr.com/photos/13023474@N06/2342924889
- 13. Typed text is easier to read & ‘smarter’ than hand written text Image: ' remington keys ' www.flickr.com/photos/68084379@N00/50212307
- 14. Think about alternative medias to present your work www.flickr.com/photos/26572975@N00/1346068786 Audio www.flickr.com/photos/86533050@N00/362732167 Video www.flickr.com/photos/83727590@N00/494149018 www.flickr.com/photos/63574695@N00/204274302 Poem Song Painting www.flickr.com/photos/46944516@N00/190673196
- 15. Do not be afraid to share portfolio with colleagues http://www.flickr.com/photos/92632631@N00/1897477556/ Everyone has the same apprehensions and questions
- 16. Constructive discussion will enable you to identify areas you can develop www.flickr.com/photos/76815233@N00/504413268
- 17. Personal details Name, address, employer, contact details Midwifery qualifications Midwifery philosophy Personal reflection. What are your strengths and weaknesses? Interests and personal information
- 18. Employment history Job title, employer or practice setting, dates, description of job/key responsibilities How big is your caseload; how much time spent on teaching & administration? www.flickr.com/photos/25506969@N00/154864349
- 19. Level of skills acquired Innovations of practice you have implemented What were least enjoyable aspects of job and why did you leave? www.flickr.com/photos/40954787@N00/242486104
- 20. Education and professional qualifications General education Key events/learning – you may not want to go right back to primary/secondary education, but there may be a key event/learning that heavily influenced your life Dates /where/provider of education Professional qualifications Other qualifications Significant events or achievements
- 21. Continuing education Provide evidence of formal and informal education Clinical update, personal skills development Conference or seminar attendance Significant reading – this may be an article, poem, book that made you think and had an effect on your practice Keep record of compulsory education eg infant resuscitation workshop
- 22. Evidence of reflection Name of activity Date Location Your objectives for the activity A summary of content Learning outcomes and implications for practice www.flickr.com/photos/41754875@N00/233508614
- 23. Critical incident An event that made you think about your life and practice Incident that well or not so well Incident where your intervention made a difference An event that captures the essence of midwifery Demanding incident www.flickr.com/photos/84362437@N00/2108094704
- 24. Where and when did it happen? Why is it important to you? What were you thinking about? What were your feelings? What did you find demanding or satisfying? What would you have done differently? How do you feel now? What did you learn from the incident? What broader issues such as ethical, political or social arise from this situation?
- 25. Professional activities NZCOM membership and participation Representation Teaching Working with consumers Local activities Unpublished work Conference or seminar presentations Published work Research Writing policies or guidelines
- 26. Activity Date Location Description of activity Outcomes – what went well and not so well? What did you learn and how will you apply it to practice? www.flickr.com/photos/84362437@N00/249479508
- 27. Competencies for entry to register Portfolio needs to demonstrate you have achieved that basic level for entry to Register Self assessment Evidence of how you maintain practice Critical incident/exemplar Details of specific case or episodes of care Examples of information resources you use
- 28. Examples of documentation or care plans Examples of how you practice in relation to evidence or research Evidence of how you communicate or work with women, students and colleagues www.flickr.com/photos/47404211@N00/2113599630
- 29. Midwifery Standards Review Analysis of statistical data Consumer feedback Discussion of aspects of care Self assessment Keep most recent information you presented, development plan and attendance certificate in portfolio
- 30. Professional development plan Developed as part of MSR process May be specific short term aims or long term aims Reviewed at regular intervals www.flickr.com/photos/64251830@N00/364312031
- 31. Goal/objective to be achieved Date commenced Planned completion date How are you going to achieve these objectives Key steps Resources required Results/outcomes and how will you evaluate these Others involved with project
- 32. References Hull, C., & Redfern, L. (1996). Profiles and portfolios . MacMillan: Basingstoke. Midwifery Council of New Zealand. (2008). Recertification Programme: competence-based practising certificates for midwives. Retrieved 21 October, 2008, from http://www.midwiferycouncil.org.nz/content/library/Revised_Recertification_Programme_updated_May_2008.pdf Stewart, S. 2000. Professional Portfolios: a necessary evil? New Zealand College of Midwives Journal, June, 22 : 23-24. and New Zealand College of Midwives. Professional Portfolio: www.midwife.org.nz