Learning new skills and refreshing training enables me to progress, and achieve within my career and working practices. Continually improving knowledge and practice can be named as professional development which is an essential component of organisational success. Professional development enables an organisation to keep up to date and to change proactively so that their service is relevant and appropriate. Planned development is listened to achieve specific outcomes that may be either focused on the needs of an individual and may contribute to the learning needs of an organisation. This implies that it is an on-going activity and needs to be thought about as something that is incremental with different elements contributing to a large whole.
Unit 1 Assignment Patricia Thompson HS210-01 Kaplan University July 30, 2015 Professor: Antonio Yancey Explain the importance of professional credentialing? Credentialing advances your profession by encouraging and recognizing professional achievement. Certification is a formal process that validates your knowledge, skills and your abilities in your practice based on predetermined standards. Having your credential(s) is your recognition of your achievement, expertise, and your clinical judgement. Your credential(s) requires you to continue your learning and skill developments to maintain your credential(s).
There is evidence that engaging in Reflective Practice is associated with the improvement of the quality of care, stimulating personal and professional growth and closing the gap between theory and practice. There is a lot of literature on Reflective Practice. Davies (2012) has summarised a lot this and identifies that there are both benefits as well as limitations to reflective practice: Benefits to Reflective Practice • Increased learning from an experience or situation • Promotion of deep learning • Identification of personal and professional strengths and areas for improvement • Identification of educational needs • Acquisition of new knowledge and skills • Further understanding of own beliefs, attitudes and values • Encouragement of self-motivation and self-directed learning • Could act as a source of feedback • Possible improvements of personal and clinical confidence Limitations of Reflective Practice • Not all practitioners may understand the reflective process • May feel uncomfortable challenging and evaluating own practice • Could be time consuming • May have confusion as to which situations/experiences to reflect upon • May not be adequate to resolve clinical problems [this would point to a further learning need.] • Reflection is something we do every day we just don’t notice that were doing it much of the time. A lot has been written about reflection, but it can be best illustrated by an example: You start a new job and have a new journey to work.
College Major and Career Choice Speech-language pathologists, sometimes called speech therapists, assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent disorders related to speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, swallowing, and fluency. Speech-language pathologists work with people who cannot produce speech sounds or cannot produce them clearly; those with speech rhythm and fluency problems, such as stuttering; people with voice disorders, such as inappropriate pitch or harsh voice; those with problems understanding and producing language; those who wish to improve their communication skills by modifying an accent; and those with cognitive communication impairments, such as attention, memory, and problem-solving disorders. They also work
Treatments may involve vocal lessons, swallowing and muscle exercises, and coaching using many different methods. This is not always a one on one job; it usually entails input from physicians, teachers, counselors, and family members. (Speech-Language Pathologist) Since Speech Pathologists are at such a high demand right now, they have seen a big salary increase in the past few years. In 2012, the average salary for a Speech Pathologist was $72,730. In the same year, the highest-paid Speech Pathologist made $107,650 and the lowest-paid made $44,380.
Health Care Reform Project Part I HCS 440 Bruce Peterson December 24, 2012 Summary The rapid population growth in the United States along with the continuously rising health costs makes managing the health care industry difficult. Because of technologic advancements both in healthcare services and medicine, people are able to live longer lives. However, as the aging population grows, more will need healthcare and more services will need to be provided. In the 1950s, not that many people lived longer than their 70s (Getzen & Allen, 2007). Furthermore, in the 1950s there were larger families so elderly care was more commonly given by family members.
Sonography has also out shined other related healthcare fields by 18 percent. Also, as the large population of baby boomers continues to age and requires more medical care, sonography seems to play a significant role in diagnosis and treating conditions. Ultrasound technician employment in excess of 33,000 jobs, hospitals tend to be the
Your morals, upbringings and values can define personal well-roundedness. The knowledge of which you are continually acquiring can be a reflection of well-roundness depending on how you choose to apply it. A liberal arts degree is just a small stepping stone to the path of becoming a well-rounded person. In Hickman’s essay many essential points came up about the goals of a liberal arts education. Hickman say; “the concept of well-roundedness seems to serve as a paradigm for the essential goal of education.” With this being said, it is believed that by attending a liberal arts university and receiving knowledge from all different fields that one becomes well-rounded.
Learning opportunities for adults exist in a variety of settings. They range from formal institutions to places of employment. Considerations for adult development and learning include biological and psychological development (including deterioration and disease processes that may occur) and sociocultural and integrative perspectives on development (Merriam, 1999)(Adult Learning-Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching, and Technology: adulted.about.com). While the most common reason for adults to place themselves in a learning environment is a life-changing event, once in that environment there are many factors that affect the learning experience. It is important to acknowledge prior knowledge and experiences of learners, including their ability to recognize their own skills as lifelong learners.
Agencies that offer group sessions realize higher income because of the higher therapist to client ratio in the group format. Crespi (2008) stated that “children receive more services through schools than any other system” (p. 273). Additionally Coleman (2005) stated that “the rising cost of health care combined with the number of people who are not insured” (p. 450) are responsible for the increase in the number of people that are joining self-help groups. Contributing to their attractiveness for countless numbers of clients is that they are operated by those with similar struggles, their services are available indefinitely, and they are free (p. 449). A big draw to self-help groups is the assumption that there is someone out there that understands “how I feel.” For most they seek understanding and identification with someone that has already been through it.