Analysis what sense can you make of the situation Conclusion what else could you have done? Action Plan if it arose again what would you do? 2. Why is reflective practice important? Answer Reflective practice is important as it enables you to achieve a better understanding of yourself, your skills, competencies, knowledge and professional practice.
It helps to keep one’s mind fresh and with new ideas on how to deal with issues which I face during my sessions with a client. Self-awareness develops over a period of time and with experience. With time one can learn strategies to help in the development of self awareness so that personal thoughts and experiences does not affect this. Knowledge that is gained through personal experience can sometimes be a barrier when working but if one is personally aware of this, it helps to remove any barrier. It also question one’s own personal values, awareness and beliefs.
Make a Positive Contribution – confidence/control/choice/involvement. It is important the individual you are assessing has been given the opportunity to choose the setting for the assessment and also that they can have an advocate of their own to accompany them. When completing the assessment it is important to give the individual the full information on what you are to be going through and that it is their assessment on how support will be offered. The individual must be given the time and be able to understand the process of the assessment and the Support Plan that comes from this. If they have any difficulties eg.
To be able to do this there needs to be clear objectives set which must be worked towards in order to reach the desired outcome. To be able to work with outcome based practice the desired outcome must be established first, this helps the team, service users and others know what the end product should be. Throughout this process there should be regular reviews to find out how outcomes are being met and find out the impact or changes that it had had on the service user. Where positive changes have been identified the programme should continue towards the goal, if however there appears to have had a negative impact on the service users then new strategies should be discussed. It follows a person centred approach to support, always keeping the needs and wishes of the service user in mind and looking to achieve the best possible outcome.
• Reflecting on work activities in an important way to develop knowledge, skills and practice enables us to reach our goals, achieve a better understanding of ourselves, self-awareness, strengths and weaknesses. To be able to reflect on how individuals are doing to transfer theoretical knowledge to practice. The things that I know or what I don’t know, how to achieve some goals, achievements and where I need to improve. 1.3 Describe ways to ensure that personal attitudes or beliefs do not obstruct the quality of work • The ways to ensure that personal attitudes or beliefs do not obstruct the quality of work is to find out about individual history, attitudes, beliefs, promote empathy and be professional at work, by not posing my beliefs to others as they have a right to their own beliefs. 2.
Human service workers need to be prepared for all situations, and have feedback on how well their programs are working. Typically, the next step in the program planning process is to evaluate the program. It is necessary to have a program evaluation because it brings the results to light. In order to meet the well defined goals and objectives of program planning, it is essential for human service programs to have feedback on the effectiveness of the services they are providing so they can continue to satisfy their consumers. Program evaluation is needed so workers can remove anything from their program that was not needed, or add more attention to another direction of the program.
What are the benefits and drawbacks of each approach? It is important to keep people informed about progress because it helps them to know what targets they need to achieve and whether they have achieved them. Also it helps to outline and set out objectives and targets for achievements. It also helps with motivation. If you keep people informed of progress if problems arise, you have other people who can help to solve
ACTUALIZING MY GOALS: Staying on top of my game, after setting the goal, the next step is to actualize it. When setting a goal, one needs to keep in mind that achieving personal goals requires patience and persistence. Consider how much of one’s success will depend on the cooperation of others and whether the time allotted for achieving the goals is reasonable. In general, goals should be specific and measurable while allowing for adaptation and revision along the way. Writing down my goals and placing them somewhere prominent---such as my office desk or bathroom mirror---serves as a frequent reminder of the desired outcome, which can help boost ones motivation to
Members of the team have confidence in themselves and have a positive attitude; this only motivates them to achieve the common plan and purpose. | The team maybe letdown when they are unable to accomplish small success, which could affect their ability to complete larger goals. Should team members lack vital skills, this may inhibit the team from being as successful as they thought. | Mental modelsTeam share the same vision on how the work will be completed | Successful team has collectively shared their vision, knowledge and how the work will be accomplished. Involving team members in discussion on their perspectives and expectations will help build agreement with the group and provides an accurate mental model.
A good leader must possess a combination of many varying qualities. But foremost, one must have the desire and initiative to want to make changes and to make things happen, it is necessary to be able to accurately assess a given situation and have the foresight of what could or should be done. The ability to communicate this vision is vital. In order to be most effective, one needs to be credible and knowledgeable, with a strong belief in one’s own ideas and self, while at the same time, listening to others input and taking their ideas into consideration. Perseverance and adaptability are imperative traits to have and necessary to overcome obstacles that are inevitable.