A Reflective account, which addresses the subject of personal development, within the role of a social care worker.
You could use this learning resource as a guidance/reference aid, in producing your own reflective account. This explains understanding of your personal development, training, and support available within your role.
EXAMPLE REFLECTIVE ACCOUNT
I have been employed as care worker with my Company, for the last 4 years. Upon joining the Company, I received an induction, which covered guidance and training, in areas applicable for my role. I also received a job description, which informed me of what I was expected to do within my role. When I first started working here, I had no previous experience as a carer, so I found the induction very informative, to support my role, and responsibilities. It informed me of the organisational policies and procedures, which I had to sign, to say I had read and understood their contents. My induction training also made me aware of the legislation that relates to my role, and the GSCC code of practice, that all social care workers must work to.
The General Social Care Council,(GSCC) is the social care workforce regulator in England and their job is to regulate the conduct and training of the care workforce. As a care employee, I am required to abide by the code of practice as defined by the GSCC.
This code states that I should:
* Protect the rights and promote the interests of service users and carers
* Strive to establish and maintain the trust and confidence of service users and carers
* Promote the independence of service users while protecting them as far as possible form danger and harm
* Respect the rights of service users while seeking to ensure that their behaviour does not harm themselves or other people