The Catalysis Consulting website is providing a temporary home for web content developed by The Career-Span Competence Collaborative
The CSCCollaborative is a joint venture of:
- Dr David Cane (Catalysis Consulting)
- Dr Ania Kania-Richmond (10Peaks Research Consulting)
- Dr Brad Matthews (Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
- Dr Greg Sadesky (Spire Psychometrics)
Between us we have over 50 years of experience working with standards and assessment for regulated professions in Canada.
We are applying our knowledge, skills and experience to
address Continuing Professional Competence and the problem it creates for
professional regulatory bodies.
Is it a problem? Well, ask yourself:
What is
Continuing Competence for a professional?
When we ask others this question, here are the sorts of
things that are offered in response:
- That’s about
maintaining your skills, right? - It means taking CE
courses…so many hours per year… - It’s the same as quality
assurance, isn’t it? - Staying current, that’s
it!
Actually, the correct answer is none of the above!
Continuing Competence is fundamentally different from entry-to-practice competence.
All regulators are familiar with entry-to-practice competence, which is the gateway into a profession, and which is implemented and managed as a “one size fits all” standard.
But across a registrant body, and beyond entry-to-practice, continuing competence is more of a “moving target” – how do you manage that?
We have the Solution:
We have developed a Framework for Career-Span Competence, which provides a new and powerful way of looking at how competence develops over a professional’s career span.
The Framework applies across registrant
categories, across practice settings and even across professions!
Our solution provides a structure for regulatory programs that serves the public interest, meets the needs of the regulator, and resonates meaningfully with registrants.
If you would like to learn more about the Framework for Career-Span Competence and how it may be applied to regulatory programming contact us by emailing:
Brad has been a practicing doctor of traditional Chinese medicine for more than 19 years. During that time, he has been extensively involved in professional regulatory projects related to high-stakes licensing exams and continuing-competence / quality assurance. Brad has provided his expertise in developing entry-to-practice competency profiles for TCM and, in partnership with his CSC Collaborative colleagues, he helped to develop the Career-Span Competencies as an entirely new way to look at QA for regulated professionals. Brad’s private practice is in North Vancouver, BC.
Brad is passionate about working closely with clients in order to fully understand their requirements. His goal is to help organizations bring about meaningful change so that professionals can be the best they can be.
More about Brad: www.northvanpainclinic.com
Ania is a seasoned qualitative and mixed methods health researcher, consultant and former massage therapist. She has over 10 years of experience working with clients across various health disciplines, in the public and private sectors, in developing, implementing and assessing high-impact health interventions and programming. She made valuable contributions to the conceptualization of the Framework for Career- Span Competence and worked closely with CSC Collaborative colleagues to develop career span competencies and indicators for the massage therapy profession in Ontario. In addition, she is making important contributions to the shift to an evidence-informed approach within the massage therapy profession.
Ania’s goal is to work closely with clients to clearly articulate problems and co-design customized solutions that effectively address their needs. She balances an evidence-informed approach with one that responds to stakeholder experiences and perceptions.
Greg has served the testing and applied research communities for over 20 years. He specializes in creating psychometric solutions for the certification & licensure sector, mostly in Canada. Before starting Spire Psychometrics in 2018, he was the EVP Psychometrics & Chief Scientific Officer for Yardstick Assessment Strategies, in which he served for nearly 10 years.
Greg’s professional mission is to carefully understand client needs and to connect them with testing solutions that meet and exceed expectations. He provides excellent value to clients through his extensive experience in creating defensible examinations, his ability to incorporate emerging best practice, and his partnerships with other providers and industry thought leaders. Greg’s goal is to provide industry-leading psychometric and testing solutions, aligned with the needs and constraints of client organizations.
More about Greg: www.spirepsychometrics.com