Your PDP and Practice

Competencies: What’s Next

and What’s in It for You?

Disclosure

Certification as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or Registered Dietitian (RD), and a

Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered (NDTR) or Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR), is

a voluntary process. Certification by CDR indicates that a person has met the specific requirements

of the certification process, but is not a warranty or guarantee of competency, accuracy, or any

particular treatment result. CDR does not assume any duty to any individual or entity receiving

professional services from CDR credentialed nutrition and dietetics practitioners. CDR shall not be

liable for any loss, damage, injury, claim or otherwise, whether an action in contract or tort, and

shall further not be liable for any lost profits, or direct, indirect, special, punitive, or consequential

damages of any kind (including without limitation attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising from the

provision of services by any CDR credentialed nutrition and dietetics practitioner.

Session Objectives

• Describe practice competencies with regard to the upcoming

revision of the Professional Development Portfolio (PDP)

recertification process.

• Explain the relationship of practice competencies and

performance indicators to CDR’s current PDP Goals and

Learning Need Codes (LNCs).

• Identify changes to the PDP process as they will affect the

practitioner’s Portfolio.

• Describe the timeline for this conversion process.

• Illustrate how the newly developed Goal Wizard tool will

enhance the PDP process

Enhanced Professional Development Portfolio

Shift from Goals and Learning

Need Codes to

Competencies and

Performance Indicators

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competency

document front

cover

The Big Picture

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Legislation / External Regulatory

Bodies

Regulations Scope of Practice

Continuing Practice Competencies

Standards of Practice/

Guidelines

Job Descriptions/

ReviewRecertification

Toolkit of Resources

Timeline

Mandatory 75 CPEUs for

Recertification

System Evaluation

Standards of Practice

Code of Ethics

Self-Assessment Series for Dietetics

Professionals

Specialist Certification

Recertification Redesign

Professional Development Portfolio

(PDP) Implementation

PDP Evaluation

Practice Competencies …

Practice Competencies Validation

Study

Practice Competencies

Implementation

1969 2015

Essential Practice Competencies

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•A competency is a set of defined behaviors that provide a

structured guide enabling the identification, evaluation, and

development of the behaviors in an individual.

•The Essential Practice Competencies for CDR Credentialed

Nutrition and Dietetics Practitioners defines the knowledge, skill,

judgment and attitude requirements throughout a credentialed

practitioner's career, across practice settings, and within focus

areas.

Functional Analysis of Competency FrameworkLevel 1: SPHERES

Define an area in which someone acts, exists or has influence or significance

Broad, high-level wording that describes a group of competencies and focus areas

Describe the major functions for effective performance

Level 2: COMPETENCIESDescribe the identifiable components of expected

performance (knowledge, skill, judgment and attitude)

Level 3: PERFORMANCE INDICATORSDescribe an inter-related set of factors that define the

level of expected performance

Level 4: PRACTICE ILLUSTRATION EXAMPLES

Examples to illustrate the application of competencies in day-to-day performance

Core Essential Practice Competencies Functional Essential Practice Competencies

1) Ethics and Professionalism 10) Clinical Care2) Communications 11) Business, Industry and Product Development and Marketing3) Leadership and Advocacy 12) Community and Population Health4) Critical Thinking and Decision Making 13) Foodservice Management5) Informatics 14) Organization Management 6) Research, Evidence-Informed Practice

and Quality Improvement 7) Safety and Risk Management8) Food, Nutrition and Dietetics and Physical Activity 9) Education and Counseling

Competency Framework for RDNs or RDs

and NDTRs or DTRs

Practice Competencies

Competency Performance Indicators

Practice Illustration Examples

10.2 Implements

the Nutrition Care

Process to ensure

individual health

goals are

established,

monitored and

achieved while

adhering to the

Standards of

Practice in

Nutrition Care for

RDNs

10.2.1 Identifies

and selects valid

and reliable tools

to conduct a

comprehensive

nutrition

assessment

•Uses comparative standards to estimate energy, fat, protein, carbohydrate, fiber, fluid, vitamin, and mineral needs and determine recommended body weight, Body Mass Index, and desired growth patterns.

•Takes into consideration blood laboratory values and test results.

•Determines if adaptive equipment is required (e.g., grip on food utensils) and makes referrals.

•Independently screens patients for needed internal and external services and resources (e.g., nursing, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, social work, physician, community resources).

10.2.2 Works

collaboratively with

interdisciplinary

team to identify

and implement

valid and reliable

nutrition

assessment tools to

support access to

care.

Competencies and the Revised PDP

•The PDP has been

revised to better

incorporate the

competencies. The PDP is

now a 3-step recertification

process.

•Using the Goal Wizard,

practitioners will create a

Practice Competency

Profile by selecting

competencies and

performance indicators to

develop their learning

plans.

Revised PDP Process: Knowledge-Based to

Competency-based

PDP PROCESS (KNOWLEDGE-BASED) NEW! PDP PROCESS (COMPETENCY-BASED)

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Professional Self-Reflection

Learning Needs Assessment

Learning Plan

Step 1: Professional Self-Reflection

Step 2: Learning Needs Assessment

Step 3: Learning Plan

Step 4: Activity Log

Step 5: Professional Development Evaluation

Step 2 :Activity Log

Step 3: Professional Development Evaluation

Revised PDP

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Professional Self-Reflection

Learning Needs Assessment

Learning Plan

Step 2: Activity Log

Step 3: Professional Development Evaluation

Goal Wizard: Reflect, Assess, and Plan

Identify current employment status

Answer a series of questions

Confirm competency profile

Select competencies (will replace goals)

Select performance indicator(s): (will replace learning need codes)

Series of Questions to Reflect and Assess

Practicing (Recertifying)

Current role and responsibilities

Change in practice

Role and responsibilities

Mandatory learning

External requirements/ Practice setting

CDR - Ethics

Non-Practicing

(Recertifying)

Prior role and responsibility

Future directionRoles and

responsibilities

Mandatory learning

External requirements

CDR - Ethics

Newly Credentialed

Future directionRole and

responsibilities

Mandatory learning

CDR - Ethics

Goal Wizard

Step 1 Learning Plan: Reflect and Assess to

Create Your Learning Plan

Step 1 Learning Plan (con't): Defining Your

Practice Status

Step 1 Learning Plan (con’t): Defining Your

Practice

Step 1 Learning Plan (con't): Reflecting on

day-to-day activities

Step 1 Learning Plan (con't): Skills, Knowledge,

and Judgment

Step 1 Learning Plan (con't): Interests and

Future Work

Step 1 Learning Plan (con't): Outlook for

Next Five Years

Step 1 Learning Plan (con't): Anticipated Future

Role

Step 1 Learning Plan (con't): Mandatory Learning

Step 1 Learning Plan (con't): Required Ethics

Learning Goal

Step 1 Learning Plan (con't): Display Practice

Competency Profile

Your Personalized Practice Competency Profile:

Add Competencies Not Selected by Goal Wizard (if desired)

Step 1 Learning Plan (con’t): Review Competencies on Your

Practice Competency Profile Before Creating Your

Learning Plan

How many competencies and performance

indicators must I select?

• You must select at least one competency and one

performance indicator for this competency.

• You must identify at least one competency from Ethics

and Professionalism (1.0 – 1.6) and one performance

indicator for this competency.

Step 1 Learning Plan (con't): Final Version of Practice

Competency Profile Before Creating Your Learning Plan

Create Your Learning Plan Using Your

Personalized Practice Competency Profile

Creating Your Step 1 Learning Plan Using Practice Competency

Profile (con't): Assessing Learning Needs and Adding Learning

Plan Goals

Creating Step 1 Learning Plan Using Practice Competency

Profile (con't): Selecting Performance Indicators

Creating Step 1 Learning Plan Using Practice Competency Profile

(con't): Performance Indicators and Examples of CPE Activities

Mapped to Performance Indicators

Creating Step 1 Learning Plan Using Practice

Competency Profile (con't): Review and Finish Your Plan

Step 1 Learning Plan: Final Review Before

Submitting Your Completed Learning Plan

Competencies Are Posted on CDR Website

The Dream Wizard

The Dream Wizard, which is a demo version of the

Goal Wizard, will be available to all practitioners in the

next few months. Stay tuned to this exciting

opportunity to try out the Goal Wizard by visiting:

http://www.cdrnet.org/competencies .

Will there be materials available as resources for

Educators, Accredited Providers, and Practitioners?

• Yes, an Educator Toolkit will be available on the CDR

website

• Yes, an Accredited Provider Toolkit will be available on

the Accredited Provider Portal

• Yes, Practitioner resources will be available on the

CDR website at http://www.cdrnet.org/competencies

When is the goal wizard going to be available?

• New registrants beginning their very first cycles will use the Goal

Wizard starting June 2, 2015

• Current registrants beginning new cycles will use the Goal Wizard

starting June 1, 2016

• Continue using the current PDP process until your cycle begins

• The 5-year cycle dates for practitioners beginning the Essential

Practice Competencies program are:

First Group: June 2, 2015-May 31, 2021

Second Group: June 1, 2016-May 31, 2021

Third Group: June 1, 2017-May 31, 2022

Fourth Group: June 1, 2018-May 31, 2023

Fifth Group: June 1, 2019-May 31, 2024

Sixth Group: June 1, 2020-May 31, 2025

Thank you for attending!