In this Essay, I will be demonstrating my understanding of the communication skills that social workers need to develop and use to meet the needs of service users. I will identify strengths and weaknesses from the case study in relation to communication and will discuss how they can be improved. I will also identify knowledge and theories that was or could have been used to inform practice. This TMA will reflect mainly on the case study of Roy and how the social worker Rosie worked in assessing the needs of the service user Roy. It will also show that I reflect on my experiences of using knowledge and skills and how they have helped my own social work practice.
In this essay I will attempt to evaluate Wenger and Lave’s notion of Communities of Practice in relation to my practice as a Community Development worker. As a Community Development worker, identifying groups of people in the community with similar or like interests, or purpose is key to my practice and capacity building. As a practitioner I am active in both supporting and empowering these groups but also as an individual in my work environment I am also a member of various groups. I will evaluate Wenger and Lave’s notion of Communities of Practice and use these examples of both my role as a practitioner working with groups and as an individual practitioner to demonstrate how Communities of practice may relate to these two scenarios. A central principal of Wenger and Laves Communities of Practice is the learning theory of these groups specifically, which is primarily social rather than psychological.
(2008) suggest that in order for professionals to challenge their practice, they must reflect on their practice. Cottrell (2010) suggests that reflection is now the main element of many professions and the focus of many courses of study. Brownlee and Berthelsen (2006) cited in Paige-Smith and Craft (2008) believed that reflection was an important aspect of professional development. This is a view also supported by Osterman and Kottkamp (1993) suggests that reflective practice is a powerful way for professionals to develop their organizations by reflecting on their thinking and the ways in which they can improve their practices. Professionals who use
It’s an impact on yourself learning and knowledge you have gained. Helps you to recognise on how to what you have done well so it can be put in practice for other situations. Also means in reflecting your own values, beliefs, and experiences which will help your thoughts and ideas to share with your colleagues. Use this to gain better strength weakness so that you learn from your own mistakes and take the appropriate actions in future. Improves your basic judgement and professionally enables you to apply skills to the personal development cycle.
It will assist practitioners in discovering a range of techniques they can use to develop their personal and professional competences. Reflection-on-action is perhaps the most common form of reflection. It involves carefully rerunning in your mind
In labouring to achieving this I will carry on to use the reflection processes often to confirm that I can recognise areas that I need to develop on and areas that I have confident effect on. The self-awareness subject have helped me most in identifying the importance of managing myself in words, thoughts, feelings and action in a group setting because not only are we affected individually but we also can affect other people’s lives in either a helpful or harmful way. Self-awareness has also helped me to identify a strength that I can contribute to the nursing practice group in the future which is that I am a built-up person. I am open to ideas and constructive criticism from colleagues and have the ability to better understand people and offer compensate service of care. Know I am feeling good being in a group work environment whether it is a small group or big group because it always has a purpose to benefit all of the group members and can continuously learn from other people.
Abstract The Life Styles Inventory (LSI) which I took identifies the thoughts and motivations which guide me as an individual and including behaviors. The LSI referred to my personal, management and leadership style .These areas will show the core of an individual's effectiveness or in this case my style and effectiveness. The characteristic of a person’s thinking and behavior contributes greatly to the way a person or individual performs their duties. Fortunately, people have the ability to change unsuccessful reasoning and behavior in such ways that can change an person’s effectiveness. First it is important that person know whether their actions are supportive of quality performance or act as a distraction.
Understanding Social Norms SOCIOLOGY 101 Part I What is culture? What exactly does it mean? Well, to understand culture is to learn people’s values - what they see as important to them. To truly know what we deem of substantial significance in our lives is guided by our partiality, and decisions. Out of a group’s values, the word norm is used to describe those words of behavior (Henslin 45).
1. Abstract: A student’s learning style is an important tool to strengthen an individual’s interpersonal communication skill. Upon self reflection, my most effective learning style is practical application of utilizing the tools required to accomplish a new skill. Combining it with an audience is paramount to improving the boundaries of my communication potential. To be able to adapt to change depends on your interpersonal communication skills, among these are self concept (self awareness) development, perception, active listening and non verbal communication.
For the purposes of this essay, the main principles of person-centred planning in relation to contemporary social work practice will be demonstrated. The essay will start with a concise definition of what person-centred planning is in relation to how it is practiced within social work. This will be followed by a brief exploration of the history charting the origins of person-centred planning. This in turn will lead onto what key requirements are considered essential in order to facilitate the pre-requisites of person-centred planning. Following on will be a discussion of the different ‘tools’ that can be used when following a person-centred approach to social work practice.