Chaffin says he expects some of the new material to be controversial.
“We want people to question elements of their practice,” Chaffin says. “We’re challenging the expected protocol with new theory. This book will have more critical inquiry than the first edition and people in turn will challenge some of these notions. That dialogue is important. I’m not suggesting that what practitioners are doing isn’t suitable, I’m suggesting that they look at what they do from a different perspective.”
The book is intended to be a resource for professionals, students, and faculty.
“My goal for this book is to look back 10 to 20 years from now and see it not only as a time capsule, a representation of the body of knowledge surrounding the profession that currently exists, but also as something that ultimately expanded the way practitioners and faculty think about planning,” Chaffin says.
Those who purchase the book, published by John Wiley & Sons, gain access to an online test bank with more than 400 practice questions based on the 72 topic areas (visit www.wiley.com/go/wileycfpboard).
For an additional cost, the publisher is offering 28 continuing education credit hours to CFPs who take and complete the online exam.
The new edition is available through the CFP Board website, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble in both print and e-reader formats.
The CFP Board grants the CFP certification, which is currently held by more than 72,000 professionals in the U.S.