The first part of this Reflective Account describes what influences and events in my life have helped to develop my Personal Values. My grandparents taught me most of my basic ‘Personal Values’. I learned from an early age how to be polite‚ have good manners and respect my elders as failure to do so would result in getting sent to bed early. In those days I did not have a television in my room so in my eyes this was the ultimate punishment! They were not deeply religious people; my grandmother
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Reflective account on communication This assignment is a reflective account on communicating with a patient who cannot communicate verbally. To remain confidential I will call the patient‚ Patient A. I’m going to discuss the importance of non-verbal communication within a healthcare setting. Patient A was a 63 year old lady suffering from MND which resulted in her losing her speech. This was my first shift back from having a few days off and I returned to work on a night shift. Patient A was
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The aim of this assignment is to review a reflective account of events that occurred during a clinical placement‚ whilst on operational practice in an out of hospital environment. This incident involved a physical assault on a young woman. Siviter (2004) defines reflection as gaining self-confidence‚ identifying when to improve‚ learning from good or bad mistakes and behaviour‚ being self-aware and improving the future by learning the past. Therefore reflection can enable the Paramedic to use
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Reflective Account – Use of A Diary System In our team we have a duty rota. The details of which are entered and used in a diary system each person is scheduled in for a day of duty on a rotational basis. I enter this into an outlook diary/calendar every 6 months. I have to check individual personal diaries first to check that the dates I enter for them do not clash with appointments that they already have booked in‚ also taking into account annual leave. Once I know what prior appointments
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Reflective account (J) Record of event: Date: 8/10/12 Numeracy was being taught in the lesson and the teacher had asked me to sit with Boy F has trouble concentrating and has an IEP. The children had rearranged the tables in the classroom so that everyone was facing forward and two children were sat together at a desk. From the very start of the lesson Boy F couldn’t sit still. He was messing with his chair‚ his tie and pencil
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(Reflective account of presentation) Compasses‚ maps and GPS were all used in combination together so that we could direct and navigate ourselves to our destination. Obviously the compasses were used to let us know what direction we were facing and what bearing we were taking‚ the maps were used so we could position and realise ourselves in relation to our destination in terms of distance‚ where we were and how far until we reached our intended location. What mostly determined what we were
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The speech therapist work with children who have problems with understanding‚ communicating and expressing themselves.The therapist will take into account any reasons for children difficulties and will help the children to overcome them. The educational psychologist assess any developmental or learning needs of the child ‚ and work closely with the parents and teacher in order to help the child to cope
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Task 2 Reflective account of presentation In this essay I will be writing about my own experience in working within a team‚ linking in Belbin’s Theory. This includes the importance of teamwork‚ how different roles can be formed and managing conflict. Followed by a summary of how the group and team working techniques can be improved. The importance of team work includes working efficiently with everyone within the team by making sure individual’s needs are listened to and communication is virtuous
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Reflective Account On an occasion at work I was aware of a staff member communicating very negatively‚ for example sighing and tutting and general negativity. Supervision was due so it was brought into meeting that last had concerned had noticed a change in the person’s general attitude‚ I asked if there was a specific reason and was told there was not. Although they agreed that they were being negative. We discussed the workload and it was decided it was not that. It was mentioned by the staff
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Description of event Today in placement I was asked if I would be able to assist Mrs X with personal care and dressing. Mrs X has advanced dementia and takes a lot of prompting to do simple tasks on her own‚ such as washing her face. Mrs X is fully mobile and needs a lot of support to hold her concentration on particular tasks or she is more likely to be distracted and wander off. Being aware of Mrs X’s needs I agreed that I am more than confident to assist her. I knocked on Mrs X’s door before
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