Recently, the Council released their new Essentials©  Workbook as a companion to the
Essentials©  textbook.
This is NOT the same as the CDA Prep Workbook.
Here are some of the features of the CDA Prep Workbook that make it different...
  • Budget-friendly... Can be used as a stand-alone study guide without having to purchase a $50. textbook.
  • Provides step-by-step instructions for assembling the Professional Portfolio.
  • Includes a helpful training hours worksheet.
  • Includes a handy pouch for storing your transcripts or training certificates.
  • Includes a Professional Portfolio Checklist, with helpful hints and clarification of each Resource Collection item.
  • Provides easy-to-understand guidance for writing the Statements of Competence, with space for rough drafts.
  • Provides space for reflecting on the Family Questionnaires responses.
  • Includes an Activity Plan template to use for RC II 1-9.
  • Includes an Observation Tool template to use for RC V.
  • Provides Sample Questions to prepare for the CDA Exam.
  • Includes the Self-Study Exercise, noted by former CDA Candidates as "the most valuable activity in preparation for the Observation."
  • Includes the Professional Philosophy Exercise, taking a Candidate who has never written a philosophy statement through a series of easy-to-follow steps in order to produce a great statement for the Portfolio.
  • Provides individual pages for recording important information, such as... Name & contact information of the PD Specialist; Location, date, and time of the scheduled CDA Exam, etc.
  • Includes spaces to formulate answers to the questions that will be asked by the PD Specialist.
  • Includes spaces to brainstorm short and long-term goals for future professional development.
  • Provides information about renewing the CDA, with space to record the date your CDA expires.