There are several ways, I think, that we can continue our learning development. Some simple ways are by reading about new research and keeping up to date on new techniques. Professional journals and sites are a good way to learn about new ideas. You can then decide whether you should implement new ideas into your professional practice. Attending professional conferences and talking to other professionals is another way to extend your understanding and gain useful resources. You can continue to grow and develop your understanding by realizing that you always have more to learn. By continuing to study subjects that you may already be familiar with you learn information on a deeper level. You are also able to relate that information to other topics and apply the information better to your practices.

You can stay an active questioner by being willing to double check yourself. It is always a good idea to double check yourself and your work. Even if you are very familiar with a topic, it never hurts to revisit information. Ongoing research and study help to further your professional and academic development. If you are static in your research, your development will halt. This will negatively affect you professionally because it is then possible that you will be unable to provide your clients with the best treatments possible. If you are dynamic in your research and your approach to learning, you will, hopefully, be more flexible in your ideas. If you are open to new
ideas, you may be more willing to try new techniques that may be very beneficial to your clients.
Opportunities to do research should be sought after. Doing research can only help. Even if you do not support the ideas you find or new techniques you learn about, you have still learned something.

In my own studies, I try to be independent. Whenever I have questions, I try to find the answers
myself. I keep all my text books and my notes from classes. I also have a really good Encyclopedia program on my computer. I use these resources a lot. I tend to be very curious. If I have a question, it tends to gnaw at me until I find an answer. For example, last fall we got into a discussion in one of our classes about Cerebral Palsy. I realized that I had heard the name a lot, but that I really did not know what CP was. When I got home, I started looking up information and reading about it. I really try to be an active learner. I like the feeling of being able to find answers to my questions.