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PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (PTD) ACTIVITIES Form A and Form B

Pursuant to the pre-requisite requirement of an online application a candidate is required to submit evidence of a minimum of seventy two (72) hours of Professional Training and Development (PTD) activities in the past three (3) years. You are required to use the CMSA resources and/or a combination of CMSA and other resources to meet the minimum level of PTD. The CMCT01 Case Management ( N a t i o n a l C e r t i f i c a t i o n ) C o m p e t e n c y T r a i n i n g should be included within your r ecord of PTD activities. It is essential that you complete a Professional Training and Development Form A for each individual PTD activity and a Professional Training and Development Form B as a summary of the total sum of seventy two (72) hours of PTD activities. As it is your responsibility to record, calculate and check the total hours of claimed PTD activities, the CMSA recommends you seek assistance from another individual to check the accuracy of your calculations. It is a compulsory requirement that you complete and submit both forms to the CMSA with your application. An application received without either Form A or Form B will be deemed incomplete and will not be accepted by the CMSA. Both PTD forms are available online at www.cmsa.org.au on the Membership Categories page of the website. Please download and save a copy to your personal computer. Please note all information must be typed into the form, saved and then printed prior to being signed and certified. You must then scan the certified copy and save a copy to your personal computer in readiness to attach to your online application. Hand written copies will not be accepted by the CMSA. As you will be completing numerous copies of Form A as a record of each PTD activity you are required to collate and scan all completed, signed and certified copies of Form A into one (1) PDF document . Depending on the number of PTD activities this will result in one (1) large scanned file to be attached to your online application. Please do not scan forms separately as multiple uploads will not be available when you complete your online application . The following are examples of activities that qualify as PTD activities: • Conferences, congresses, conventions, courses, forums, lectures, seminars, workshops and other professional educational activities presented by the CMSA and/or under the auspices of academic institutions, commercial establishments or other professional bodies. • Educational activities provided by the candidate’s employer or practice entity, either in-house or externally by individuals or organisations engaged by the employer and relevant to the candidate’s practice area or case management role. • Tertiary courses presented by educational institutions. • Self-study courses, training and programs facilitated by the CMSA or an approved provider, including E-learning and distance education. Should you have any doubts as to whether an activity qualifies for recognition by the CMSA as an approved PTD activity you should seek feedback and confirmation from the CMSA. PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES Referee Form 1 and Referee Form 2 Each candidate must submit two (2) professional references in support of their online application. These forms (i.e. Referee Form 1 and Referee Form 2) are available online at www.cmsa.org.au on the Membership Categories page of the website. Please download and save a copy to your personal computer. Please note all information must be typed into the form, saved and then printed prior to being signed and certified. You must then scan the certified copy and save a copy to your personal computer in readiness to attach to your online application. Hand written copies will not be accepted by the CMSA. To qualify as a professional referee the individual must: • Have been in a professional working relationship with you for at least six (6) months in the last three (3) years. • Be familiar with your professional practice and the content of your Fellow application. Examples of Professional Training and Development (PTD) activities. All PTD activities must be congruent to the candidate’s vocation and role (practical or theoretical) pursuant to case management.

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Fellow Members (FCMSA) of the Case Management Society of Australia & New Zealand (CMSA) adhere to the CMSA National Standards & National Code of Ethics for Case Management in all their day-to-day professional interactions with colleagues, the community, clients & /or representatives, key stakeholders & employer thus contributing to the veracity, integrity & fidelity of the profession of case management.