Reflection: More than just looking in the mirror " reflection in a mirror is an exact replica of what is in front of it. Reflection in professional practice gives back not what it is‚ but what might be‚ an improvement on the original " Biggs (1999). Reflective practice‚ in this context‚ is not about just looking at myself in a mirror and accepting what I see blindly‚ without any question or evaluation. Rather‚ it is about looking at what I have learned and how I can utilise that learning in my teaching
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Reflective practice helps us to recognise the important links between theory and practice‚ and to appreciate the risks of treating them as if they were separate domains with little or no connection to each other (Thompson‚ 2009). This statement stresses the importance of both theory and practice‚ and if not used together can have damaging results. By highlighting the importance of my experiences‚ values and beliefs within social work practice‚ this assignment will provide a reflective analysis of
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Change Management Reflective As computers become increasingly more commonplace in the workplace and households‚ vast amounts of information have become available in a variety of ways. The accessibility and connectivity computers offer create a plethora of possibilities. Because of the numerous advantages and opportunities‚ these advancements have made their way into the educational system. Just as computers have transformed the daily lives of individuals and businesses‚ they have renovated‚ reinvented
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Situation Whilst on clinical placement‚ a male resident with dementia and I were sitting in his room within the nursing home for which he resided for the past two years. The resident was becoming anxious about his family‚ stating that they lived far away and he missed them. He showed me a card from one of his daughters she had sent for his birthday. As I was reading what she had written I became overwhelmed with empathetic emotion and wanted to cry due to her emotive words. Target To maintain
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English language learners have been the talk for many years. They are coming to America each and every day. Most of them speak different languages as Spanish‚ French‚ and some already speak English. It has been debated and voted on in five voter driven states. The states are Arizona‚ California‚ Colorado‚ Massachusetts‚ and Oregon. The voters have been asked to make decisions about the education of the English language learners (Mora‚ 2009). But only three states‚ California (1998)‚ Massachusetts
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Outline the PESTEL factors driving change within the NHS. |PESTEL Analysis | | POLITICAL FACTORS |- Insufficient funding from the government; | | |- White paper liberating the NHS centralization; | | |-
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Changing a Colostomy Mrs X is one of our youngest residents aged 66. She has been in the care home for over 10 years after suffering a brain haemorrhage which affected her mobility and ability to communicate. She requires a substantial amount of care at all times as a result of this. Mrs X also developed problems with her bowel which resulted in her being given a colostomy bag. Generally Mrs X bag requires changing one to two times per day. My mentor asked if I would assist her to change Mrs
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Falguni Patel ENC1101-35 Elizabeth Barnes February 12‚ 2013 Prison Studies by Malcolm X 1) In this essay Malcolm X describes how he educated himself while he was in prison and how it changed his whole life. His interest in learning how to read and write increased because of one of his prison inmates whose name was Bimbi. Bimbi took control over all conversations because of his huge knowledge. This made Malcolm X kind of jealous and motivated him to start learning. He started to copy a whole
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Short essay |!|ES01001|!| With reference to a named earthquake‚ describe the impacts induced by the primary and secondary effects of an earthquake on the people and the environment. Explain the factors that influence the response of people to this tectonic hazard? (12 marks) Describe 6 Explain 6 Suggested answer: Introduction Primary and secondary effects of earthquakes on the people and the environment: Example: 1995 Kobe Earthquake‚ 1999 Taiwan Earthquake‚ 2008 Sichuan Earthquake
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1. How would your subordinates describe you as a leader? My subordinates would describe me as having a people oriented leadership style. They know that besides making sure the mission gets done‚ I will take care of them. My subordinates feel valued and get the recognition they deserve for the awesome jobs they do. 2. How would your supervisor describe your followership? My supervisor would describe me as a dependable‚ loyal‚ and caring follower. He knows that he can count on me to get any task
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