Career Development Professionals (CDPs) manage risk on an ongoing basis to ensure effective and efficient delivery of services. CDPs reduce potential loss and liability by identifying risk factors and implementing appropriate risk management strategies. Considerations may include staff and client safety, protection of client data and information, adherence to professional codes of conduct and industry standards, and financial integrity.
Competent career development professionals must be able to:
Competent career development professionals must know and understand:
Competent career development professionals must be able to perform this competency in the following range of contexts:
A practice may face risks specific to its location and situation, e.g. adverse weather events, inability for clients to reach CDPs, reduction in government funding
Industry-specific terms contained in the standard defined here, where applicable.
Risk: condition or factor that may result in loss or injury
Risk management: continued effort to prevent loss or injury by recognizing existing and potential risks and taking reasonable and effective action to minimize likelihood and/or impact of those risks.
Liability: legal responsibility for which one is accountable
Q: What is the consequence of a professional being unable to perform this skill according to the standard?
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A career development professional requires at least one business cycle supporting risk management strategies and producing relevant reports.
Practitioners typically perform this competency without supervision, and alone.
It is unlikely that this competency will automate.
