Profiles and Portfolios

CATHY HULL co-authored the first edition. For seven years she was Lecturer in Experiential Learning at Goldsmiths College, University of London. At Macmillan Open Learning [now Emap Healthcare], she commissioned and published The Profile Pack which continues to be widely used by nurses and midwives. She currently works part-time at the University of Kent.LIZ REDFERN co-authored the first edition. She has a background in nursing and nursing education and worked at the English National Board when they introduced the concept of profiling. She is currently Director of Nursing for Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust.ANN SHUTTLEWORTH has been Editor of Professional Nurse and Managing Editor of a stable of journals serving a range of healthcare professionals. She has worked on a range of professional and consumer publications, and edited reports of national bodies including the English National board for nursing and Midwifery, and the Department of Health, before becoming Editor of Emap Healthcare Open Learning.

• IntroductionProfiles and Portfolios in HealthcareProfiles and Portfolios in Social CareGetting to Grips with the TerminologySome Common Themes and Questions SharedGetting Started: Creating Your Personal ProfileProfiles and Reflective PracticeMaking Your Learning CountHelping Others to Develop a Profile: The Skills of FacilitationFurther Resources and Reading List.