Abstract
The paper examines various interpretations of continuing professional development (CPD). The differing perspectives on CPD of the individual practitioner, their employing organization, and their professional body are discussed. In addition, three distinct uses of CPD are outlined. These are characterized by differential emphasis on the continuing,.professional, and developmental aspects of CPD. Professional bodies, because of their need to protect the standards of the profession, tend to focus their attention on the second of these three meanings. Professional bodies also differ in the ways they can address CPD. They can employ either voluntary, obligatory, or mandatory approaches. The implications of each of these for the profession and the professional body are discussed. Finally, the current status of CPD within the British Psychological Society (BPS) is outlined and implications for the future are highlighted.
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