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- ↑ Auldeen Alsop (2000). Continuing Professional Development: A Guide for Therapists. Wiley. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-632-05007-9.
- ↑ Companies House – The Harris Foundation for Lifelong Learning
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- ↑ Corporate Affiliates of The Institute of Continuing Professional Development, Edge NLP, UK, 4 September 2010.
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