Required & Regulatory
As with any profession, there are required and regulatory elements within CLD. Some of these areas of CLD practice are subject to the wider legal framework which applies to all public services.New or Changing Roles
Induction is vital for practitioners in new or changed roles. Good induction ensures these practitioners settle in quickly as productive team members. Induction is also about understanding the organisation's mission, goals, values, ethics, personnel practices, health and safety rules, and of course the job role.Motivating & Leading Others
A key part of your role as a practitioner is your capacity to affect those around you in a positive way. As a competent practitioner you will often have a dual role of providing services to communities and individuals and supporting and leading other staff members, including volunteers. As you progress through your career this role generally increases. This section looks at the ways in which you can do this effectively.Communities of Practice
The term ‘community of practice’ is now widely used in relation to collaborative working, sharing experience, learning together and the development of practice. The use of the term may be recent, communities of practice, according to Etienne Wenger, are, however, age-old.