1.3. Explain how standards inform reflective practice in adult social care? Standards i.e. the code of practise explain the way that we should be working, you can use them to think about the way you work and compare them to your own work and decide if you need to make any improvements. They enable us to gain professional development and provide a way to identify good practices.
Edexcel BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care (QCF) Unit 3: Principles of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in Adult Social Care Settings Credit Value: 2 Credit Level: 2 Candidate Name: Diana Cornell Issue Date: Completion Date: Unit aim This unit introduces the concept of inclusion which is fundamental to working in adult social care settings. This unit is aimed at those who are interested in, or new to, working in social care settings with adults. Unit introduction This unit will provide learners with an understanding of inclusion within the adult social care sector. Learners will investigate practices which support equality, diversity and rights, and gain an understanding of how discrimination may occur within the work place. Key legislation and codes of practice which relate to equality, diversity and inclusion in adult social care are examined, together with ways of challenging discrimination.
NVQ level 3 Unit 302 1.Explain what reflective practice is Reflective practice means: we explore why and who we practice; thinking back over a situation or activity; developing a different approach; gaining insight into a new way of learning. 2.Explain the importance of reflective practice in continuously improving the quality of service provided Reflective practice is important because we can focus on what has worked well and what needs to be improved. Helps us develop greater self-awareness and consider new approaches and learning. And enable a different approach to be applied. 3.Explain how standards inform reflective practice in adult social care Standards inform reflective practice by informing own learning, helping one to think about professional accountability, enabling professional development, providing a way of identifying what is required for good practice.
Principles of personal development in adult social care settings Assignment 302 Task A Reflective Practice Guide What is reflective practice? This is a way of studying your own experiences to improve the way you work. It is very useful for health professionals who want to carry on learning throughout their working profession. The following examples of reflective practice will give you some idea of the various methods you can choose from. * Description - What happened?
Unit 301 Principal of communication in adult social care settings. Outcome 1 Reasons why people communicate are to obtain and receive information, to get to know each other and form relationships. In an adult social care setting communication is important to express and share ideas, feelings, needs and wishes and preferences. Communication can affect relationships in many ways, in the adult social care it is an essential to communicate to one another because otherwise communication can lead to good or poor service. Good communication with the residents encourages participation in activities therefore promoting equality within the care setting.
Effective communication can affect relationships in an adult social care setting between individuals using the service. This is a fundamental way of building meaningful relationships between the carer and the service user. It is also a way of the service user expressing their needs and the carer/social worker to convey the service user’s options to them to ensure they are getting what they need from the service. It is a way of relating information in a concise and clear way. AIII) Using the table below, identify three ways of finding out the communication and language needs of an individual.
• Codes of Practice are: Codes of Practice for Social Care Workers and Employers; General Social Care Council; Standards of conduct; Standards of Conduct Performance & Ethics: Health Professionals Council • National Occupational Standards: Health and Social Care; Children's Care Learning and Development 1.2 Explain why reflecting on work activities is an important way to develop own knowledge and skills. Reflecting on activities from work and also other places is a great way to develop the things that you know, and also discover what you don’t know, allowing you to set your mind on ways to develop your knowledge and fill in any gaps in your knowledge. Learning to properly reflect on what has happened is in the past is one of the most valuable personal skills, and it’s a way that an individual can develop themselves without the need for textbooks and training, merely learning not to repeat mistakes you’ve made, and recognizing actions as mistakes in the first place goes a long way to making a person more efficient at their job role. It’s important to access the skills you have, and also the skills you lack to know where improvement is needed, and knowing exactly what you want to learn is useful in reducing the time necessary in producing a new skill. Along with having knowledge and skills,
1.1 Explain what reflective practice is Reflective practice is, in its simplest form, thinking about or reflecting on what you do. It is closely linked to the concept of learning from experience, in that you think about what you did, and what happened, and decide from that what you would do differently next time. 1.2 Explain the importance of reflective practice in continuously improving the quality of service provided the importance of reflective practice is to to focus on what has worked well and what needs to be improved, it enables you to find if a different approach or technique is needed and helps develop self awareness 1.3 Explain how standards inform reflective practice in adult social care Standards may include the Code of practice, regulations , Essential Standards and national occupational standards. these standards inform reflective practise by informing own learning, helping one to think about professional accountability,enabling professional development and providing a way of identifying what is required for good practice 1.4 Describe how own values, belief systems and experiences may affect working practice Own values, belief systems and experiences may affect working practice by preventing conflict with others, fostering understanding of others’ views and perspectives, improving communication with others, favouring those who share your values, belief systems and experiences, not respecting others who do not share your values, belief systems and experiences 2.1 Explain how people may react and respond to receiving constructive feedback people may react by agreeing with the points raised and expressing a desire to improve, they may also ask questions or ask you to expand on exactly what is being said. they may also be defensive or express anxiety 2.2 Explain the importance of seeking feedback to improve practice and inform
Principles of personal development in adult social care settings 1.1 Reflective practice is a process by which you stop and think about your practice, continually analyse your decision making and relate it to what you do in practice. Critical analysis and evaluation refocuses your thinking on your existing knowledge and helps generate new knowledge and ideas. As a result you may modify your actions, behaviour, treatments and learning needs. You should make time to write down your reflections as this process helps to clarify thoughts and it will also give written evidence to share with others at a later date. 1.2 Reflective practice is very important in improving the quality of the service provided.
Assignment 304 Principles for implementing duty of care in adult social care Task A Supervision Notes As an experienced social care worker you have been asked to mentor a new social care worker. You plan to use a supervision session to explain about the duty of care and how this helps to protect individuals from harm and abuse. Prepare a set of notes to help you in this supervision session. In the notes, you must include an explanation of: Ai What is meant by the term “duty of care” Aii How the duty of care affects the work of a social care worker Aiii What having a duty of care means for a care giving organisation Aiv How the duty of care contributes to safeguarding individuals Task B Reflective account Bi Describe two situations which demonstrate a conflict or dilemma between exercising a duty of care and the rights of an individual. Bii Choose one of the situations and describe how best to manage the risks involved, explaining the reasons why this would be best practice.