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.
Abstract An ideal form of the therapeutic process for individual counseling is comprised of techniques and theories taken from the Psychodynamic Approach, Cognitive-Behavioral Approach, Person-Centered Approach and behavior modification techniques that are found in Operant Conditioning. These individual counseling techniques were chosen based on how effective and relevant to the client, they were deemed to be. Techniques taken from the psychodynamic approach is to allow the client to become conscious of all unconscious or subconscious concerns through the use of transference and working alliance. Techniques taken from the cognitive-behavioral approach is to help the client identify any irrational beliefs and thinking that is the cause of the client’s emotional disturbance. In the person centered approach, the therapy focuses on an important human characteristic - the client’s natural ability for growth and development, through the use of self actualization.
As a result, you may modify your actions, behaviour, treatments and learning needs. Why is reflective practice good? Is the capacity to reflect on action so that you can engage in a process of continuous learning and enables you to identify areas where you need to improve your practice while keeping you positive by identifying your stronger aspects and build on them. How reflective practice contributes to improving the quality of service provision. You can use reflective practice to improve the quality of the service you provide by thinking about a task you previously completed and asking yourself: What could have been done better?
It was not until my family discussed with me what was happening things began to change. Bringing to my conscious mind what was sub-conscious was repressing ended the nightmares. Treatment: A support group, relaxation methods, diet, exercise and rest are all beneficial in treating these disorders. Psychodynamic therapy is used in cases of overcoming psychological disorders. Cases of difficulties in daily life or cases of repression can benefit from psychodynamic therapy.
Lisa Palmer Principles of communication in adult social care settings. Unit 301 Understand why effective communication is important in adult social care settings. 1.1 – Identify reasons people communicate: People communicate for all different reasons this can be to express emotions such as: • Fear • Anger • Pain • Joy • Love People also communicate to get views, wishes and information across to others for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes this can be very important– even lifesaving in the case of an emergency. Communication can make a person’s quality of life better, especially if they are in pain or distress, or to express feelings, wishes or desires.
Finally, emotional intelligent managers would make in-depth decisions with a keen awareness of sentiments in each employee. First of all, a growing body of the relationship between leadership effectiveness and emotional intelligence has been argued widely. To identify the importance of emotional intelligence in successful management, it is fundamental to define the nature of leadership. Locke (2005) argued that good leadership is not only regarded as the ability to improve followers’ job satisfaction, but also refers to build a conscious to employees about the goal needs to be reached and an explicit thought of current process. In essence, these two requirements are involved in emotion management.
The systemic perspective views the problems of the individual in relation to the different contexts in which people live. It looks at their part in the family – child, sibling, parent, spouse etc. whilst also taking into account their status outside the family. Systemic practice regards the context in which the individual lives as being vital to their psychological growth and emotional well-being. The goals of the therapy are to explore why the client/family are in need of the therapy, how family patterns maintain and facilitate the problem, what members bring from the past that continues to feed into the problem and finally to reassess the problem and suggest alternative options (Corey, 2005).
Childhood experiences- The way you are brought up as a child may be a reason why you can later on in life develop mental health. Social support- A person family, friends or relationship problems could leave you stressed and worried which can lead to mental illness. Housing- Where you're based and if you feel secure in your home, this can promote a mental well-being Financial Security- Having a balanced life style and being able to pay for goods and services promote your stability and mental well-being. 3- Explain why positive mental health is important: Having a positive Mental Health is important to us all, Having a positive mental health means your more likely to have a happier life, A positive self-image, too live longer, able to work and also have a good physical life. 4- Describe Five key factors which can increase the risk of a person developing a mental health problem- Current social factors- Such as feeling isolated and rejected from society, also lack of support of family and friends.
Child and Adolescent mental health services work with people aging from birth to eighteen years. CAMHS provide assessments of children’s behaviour and work with young people with identified emotional or behavioural difficulties. CAMHS is defined in its broadest sense to include all services that promote emotional health and well-being or which respond to and meet the mental health needs of children and young people at targeted or specialist levels. Department Children, School and Families (2008). Loss, neglect or trauma experienced during childhood can undermine the social, emotional and interpersonal attachment necessary for later healthy adjustment to relationships, social roles and consequential mental wellbeing and may be contributory
Abstract The following essay will explore the attachment theory by discussing how the theory was developed, making note of the influential theorists involved in the attachment theory and also what the theory entails. The essay will go on to investigate the impacts of being each of the four proposed attachment styles, including the secure, preoccupied, dismissing and the fearful avoidant attachment styles. Personal examples will be supplied throughout the essay to illustrate some of the salient points raised. Finally the essay will contrast the two opposing perspectives on the durability of attachment styles, concluding that the research on the topic is contradictory, and thus no perspective is clearly more accurate than the other. In conclusion, further personal examples, including celebrity examples