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UNIT 2 - PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW In this assignment, you will investigate standards that influence adult social care practice. You will look at examples of these standards and how they affect the role of social care workers. Personal development and reflective practice are important for social care workers, and you will be completing tasks that cover these concepts. You will look at the different ways that this is done, how you can benefit from it and who will support you. TASKS There are three task to this assignment. TASK 1 2 3 EVIDENCE Short answer questions Case study Reflective account OUTCOMES 1.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 1.2, 1.3 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
TASK 1 Social workers follow certain standards that give guidance on ways of working that have been identified as good practice. These standards include: • legal requirements (regulations) • codes of practice • national occupation standards (for training in different job roles) • minimum standards 1. Identify two standards for each of the different aspects of social care work listed below. • Confidentiality and sharing information
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Equality and diversity
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Health and safety
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Personal development
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Safeguarding and protection
2. Explain what a PDP is, and what it should include.
3. Identify three people who might be involved in providing information and feedback for a personal development plan.
4. List three different ways your own learning and development might be supported.
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5. List four different ways that a personal development plan may benefit your learning and development.
TASK 2 Jenna supports individuals living in their own homes and is having her first appraisal/review with her supervisor, Fatima. Fatima tells her that she can be trusted to use her own initiative, which is important because she works alone for much of