Updating the Comprehensive Professional Behaviours Development Log

The Comprehensive Professional Behaviours Development Log (CPBDL) was designed as an explicit self-assessment tool to explore developing professional behaviours in entry-level master's of physical therapy students. The purpose of this project was to update the CPBDL to reflect current terminology and practice, using similar stakeholder involvement and consensus processes to those used in its initial development.

Nine individuals representing a range of stakeholder groups participated in two separate face-to-face meetings. The meetings followed the nominal group technique (NGT). The ideas derived from the NGT meetings were refined via the Delphi process until 80% consensus was reached.

Eight of the original nine key professional behaviours were updated; one was deleted (Lifelong Learning). Many items within individual behaviours were merged or re-ordered. Items deemed to be obsolete were removed and new ideas were either added separately or incorporated into previously-written items. Some items were thought to belong better to different behaviours, so these were moved accordingly. Terminology was updated for items and for behaviour titles.

The nine stakeholders involved in the updating process were satisfied with the new version of the CPBDL. The update better reflects current practices and can be adapted to settings outside physical therapy.