Questions: Personal Development In Health And Social Care
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Learning topic – Personal Development in Health & Social Care
Personal Development
Personal development is an essential tool to increasing both your knowledge base and the physical skills required of an effective care worker. An effective way of monitoring your own development is to reflect on how you carry out your work activities and to identify your strengths and any areas that may require further development.
Recognising areas of your work that need improvement is not a sign of poor practice, it is a sign of excellent practice. A social care worker who believes they have no need to improve their practice or develop their skills and understanding is not demonstrating good and competent …show more content…
How did I approach my work?
2. Was my approach positive?
3. How did the way I worked affect the people I support?
4. How did the way I worked affect my colleagues?
5. Did I give my work 100%?
6. Which was the best aspect of the work I did?
7. Which was the worst aspect of the work I did?
8. Was the work the best I could do?
9. Are there any areas in which I could improve?
10. What are they, and how will I tackle them?
The purpose of reflective practice is to improve and develop practice, knowledge and skills by thinking about what you have done. Reflection helps us to realise new ideas and make new sense of practice issues.
Everything you do in your work is part of the learning process. Regular tasks can be important for learning because there is something different each time you do them. A basic task such as taking someone a hot drink may become a lesson – they may tell you that they did not want tea but would prefer coffee this morning! From this situation you will have learned a lesson about not making …show more content…
Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it
Supervision – the role of the supervisor is to support and advise you in your work
Appraisal – usually takes place every 12 months and may be carried out by your supervisor or a more senior member of staff. You will be able to discuss the progress made in the previous 12 months and to identify any training you think you may need in order to achieve your goals for the next 12 months
In-house and external training and development – this can include single days on specialist areas, ongoing courses with several sessions and attendance at college for formal qualifications
People learn in a variety of ways including:
Being shown by more experienced colleagues
Working and discussing issues as a team or a group
Reading textbooks and articles
Finding information on the internet
Asking questions and having professional discussions with
Learning topic – Personal Development in Health & Social Care
Personal Development
Personal development is an essential tool to increasing both your knowledge base and the physical skills required of an effective care worker. An effective way of monitoring your own development is to reflect on how you carry out your work activities and to identify your strengths and any areas that may require further development.
Recognising areas of your work that need improvement is not a sign of poor practice, it is a sign of excellent practice. A social care worker who believes they have no need to improve their practice or develop their skills and understanding is not demonstrating good and competent …show more content…
How did I approach my work?
2. Was my approach positive?
3. How did the way I worked affect the people I support?
4. How did the way I worked affect my colleagues?
5. Did I give my work 100%?
6. Which was the best aspect of the work I did?
7. Which was the worst aspect of the work I did?
8. Was the work the best I could do?
9. Are there any areas in which I could improve?
10. What are they, and how will I tackle them?
The purpose of reflective practice is to improve and develop practice, knowledge and skills by thinking about what you have done. Reflection helps us to realise new ideas and make new sense of practice issues.
Everything you do in your work is part of the learning process. Regular tasks can be important for learning because there is something different each time you do them. A basic task such as taking someone a hot drink may become a lesson – they may tell you that they did not want tea but would prefer coffee this morning! From this situation you will have learned a lesson about not making …show more content…
Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it
Supervision – the role of the supervisor is to support and advise you in your work
Appraisal – usually takes place every 12 months and may be carried out by your supervisor or a more senior member of staff. You will be able to discuss the progress made in the previous 12 months and to identify any training you think you may need in order to achieve your goals for the next 12 months
In-house and external training and development – this can include single days on specialist areas, ongoing courses with several sessions and attendance at college for formal qualifications
People learn in a variety of ways including:
Being shown by more experienced colleagues
Working and discussing issues as a team or a group
Reading textbooks and articles
Finding information on the internet
Asking questions and having professional discussions with