It enables me to consider new approaches which could be applied and develop a greater self-awareness. Over all it can help me to provide a better service of care to the service users. 1.3 Explain how standards inform reflective practice an adult social care. Standards such as : Code of practice, Regulations and Essential standards have been put in place to provide a way of identifying what is required for good practice, they enable professional development and help me to think about my professional accountability. These standards give me something to measure my practice against and help me to improve myself where possible.
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?
Understand how to reflect on practice in adult social care. 2. Understand the importance of feedback in improving own practice. 3. Understand how a personal development plan can contribute to own learning and development.
Important of Reflections Reflecting on my own practice is important because it allows me to assess what i am doing well, identify areas where you might like or may need more training or guidance in to ensure am performing to the best and meeting all standards and expectations within the care setting. It also helps me to think about what I am doing in the setting and always be aware of how I am working with others. Reflecting on my work practice can enhance and improve my confidence and self-esteem because I can look at what I am doing well, the things I have learnt and achieved and feel good about myself especially if I have been able to do something with ease which I use to find it difficult to do in the past, if I have been able to do something that I have never tried it before. This then gives me confidence to continue to work well and aim to try new things or use what new skills or knowledge I have gained in my care practices. Reflecting on my activities can help me learn from other people’s strategies.
Unit 2: Promote Professional Development 1. 1.Understand the principles of professional development. 1.1 Explain the importance of continually improving knowledge and practice. To ensure that high standards of care are kept continuously as circumstances and environment changes, everyone must continuously be aware of how they can be changed and developed to improve. Continually improving knowledge and practice benefits both resident and the carer.
CU1531 Engage in Personal Development In Health, Social Care Or Children’s and Young People’s Setting 1.1 Duties and responsibilities of my work load are as follows: * Responsible for ensuring the needs of the supported individuals are met to a high quality standard, whilst adhering to external quality and regulatory standards, internal SLC policies and procedures and contractual obligations. * Undertakes effective completion and management of documents. * Carries out administrative duties (e.g. filing, archiving, photocopying, arranging appointments etc). * Implements support plans by providing 1:1 support for supported individuals offering a range of services which help promote independence, self confidence and a positive self image.
3.4 The benefits of using a personal development plan is to make me better at my job, make me more confident in what im doing and to make me more flexible at my job. A personal development plan should be treated as a working document and updated by me and my
Understand how to reflect om practice in adult social care 1.1 Explain what reflective practice is Reflective practice is simply the process of reflecting on something you have done or a task you have undertaken, looking at it from different perspectives and seeing if you could make any positive changes. 1.2 Explain the importance of reflective practice in continuously improving the quality of service provided. Reflective practice is important in order to ensure that high standards are kept continuously as circumstances and residents change in order to reflect you must continuously be aware of approaches used and how they can be changed or developed to improve continually improving and adapting approaches benefits both residents and careers, ensuring that each individuals needs are met. It also promotes a better level of understanding and acceptance of those different from us, taking on board the opinions, cultures and attitudes of others to ensure a diverse and positively productive daily experience that enables higher levels of understanding from all. 1.3 Explain how standards inform reflective practice in adult social care Standards inform reflective practice because they impact on how I work.
2.1. Explain the importance of reflective practice in continuously improving the quality of service provided. It is important to continuously review and reflect on practices used in order to improve or change approaches strategies and actions that can benefit the service user and likewise the service giver to provide a continually improving service. This can be done in a structured approach with regular supervisions with a line manager where reflective questions can be asked and looked at to analyse where something may have gone well or not so well and what could have been done differently to improve the situation or what could be done in the future to make things better and maybe see things from a different perspective so as to understand how the service user may perceive a certain scenario. Also the use of a diary, reflective journal, learning log or critical incident journal is very helpful.
• To achieve effective action. Aii Explain how effective communication can affect relationships in an adult social care setting between: a) Colleagues and other professionals Effective communication will help pass information easier and more accurately but will also minimise mistakes being made. Passing over good information will form a stronger working relationship between colleagues and other health care professionals. b) Individuals using the service and their carers Communicating with the services users well will also minimise mistakes and will make sure they have a clear understanding of what you are trying to put across to them. It would also open clear access for advice from colleagues or other carers.