Solve a Problem PHL 458 20 July 2012 Dr Mc Carthy Stage One – Searching for a Challenge: Challenges do not always need to be searched for, sometimes they are an obvious problem or issue. Other times they may be an opportunity to improve the current conditions. One should constantly search for a challenge to solve. Stage Two – Expressing the Problem or Issues: Find the best way to express the problem or issue. When completing this step in the creative process, consider how to use as many expressions as possible because each expression will show different ideas and different paths to follow.
Answer Reflective practice is important as it enables you to achieve a better understanding of yourself, your skills, competencies, knowledge and professional practice. Identifying what you have learnt requires you to think about your experiences, and consider the outcomes, in order to evaluate the experience, and identify your thoughts, feelings and understanding of the relevant issues. 3. How reflective practice contributes to improving the quality of service provision. Answer Reflective practice is important for everyone.
When solving the crisis of time mismanagement several questions necessitate being asked, then investigated: What strategies are used for organizating time successfully? What are the rewards of managing time sensibly? How can anxiety be reduced? Some necessary strategies for managing time sensibly are having self-knowledge and goals. Possessing an alertness of my goals will help in prioritizing tasks.
To find the concerns that begin the program planning process, it is a prerequisite to do a needs or problems assessment. The assessments give human service workers good direction to what areas need the most focus and what kind of help the people need most. (2003). While planning a program, it is good to brainstorm all the possible avenues and outcomes of all situations. Human service workers need to be prepared for all situations, and have feedback on how well their programs are working.
During the examination of the problem first one must recognize that an issue exists. Study the problem in its entirety by gaining feedback from those directly affected by the problem. Find the root of the problem, what is the cause of the problem. Completing this process in great detail is important for its stability and moving forward throughout the cycle. The next part of this stage relies on the stakeholders.
It is important to do this practise, so you can see how well you are considering the persons needs, and how you can do the best job you can, to always give good personal care. Circumstances within care are always changing, so reflective practise ensures that high standards are kept at all times. 1.3. Standards inform reflective practise, because they effect how I work on a day to day basis. I have to always be aware of these standards, and understand the impact on people, if I don’t work towards them.
We need to keep an open mind and understand where the other person is coming from. As a team, we need to learn how to reach a common ground and compromise in order for the task to be successful. Also need use the assertive style of communication to enhance the teamwork. Slide 9 Feedback Identify the situation first. Some might need immediate feedback, such as correcting an action or giving direction Feedback can be provided to acknowledge task completion.
When one has encountered these stages they know that they still have hope in life. Right Mindfulness In order to have the right mindfulness one must be fully focused on the conditions of the body, speech and mind of themselves. To keep this mind set one must be willing to embrace and fulfill desired goals. To have the right mindfulness one’s life will show it. One will have time management and sustaining themselves from harmful activities.
Critical Thinking Paper Steven Cook Mtg/350 March 29, 2012 Timothy Baker Critical Thinking is important to people on a daily basis. The ability to have a mode of thinking that enables us to communicate effectively and form good problem solving abilities. Good thinking skills give one the ability to analyze and assess a problem or situation so as to find the right corrective measures to solve the issue at hand. Critical Thinking is self directed and self disciplined. Critical thinkers are always working to improve the skills of reasoning and intellectual abilities which enable them to try and improve the world around them.
Leading change can be a daunting task but those who can offer clear problem solving skills will always be leaders. Being curious and asking questions is one of the most vital keys in problem solving. Understanding the issue and asking questions and removing opinions and emotions is a valuable task to have. In chapter nine, Ruggerio (2012) gives us tips for using our imagination to its fullest potential. They include: forcing uncommon responses, using free association, using analogy, looking for unusual combinations, visualizing solutions, constructing pros and cons of an argument and constructing relevant scenarios.