Personal Development Qcf Level 2 or 3 Health and Social Care Guidance Notes

- Staff Meetings- We have regularly staff meetings, where progress is discussed and i get to know about any new plans and any changes that are going on.

Supervision should be a planned time to provide regular, ongoing support for all staff. Some staff may need reminding of the importance of supervision and the personal gain that can be provided to enable them to discuss concerns or topics in a confidential and safe environment.

The key principle of supervision is for the worker to be able to carry out their job role as effectively as possible. Enhancing their understanding of their own practise.

Each week I have written a log about the activities I did, assignments I accomplished, and my reaction towards them. I wrote about the challenges I faced, in relation both to my faith and my work. Each week I have to set time aside to reflect on my work week and recognize what I was able to take part in. I also had to reflect on how my person values affected it, or how they were effected because of it. This required a specified time to allow myself to process throughout the week. The weekly logs allow a space for me to celebrate how I maintained professionalism in my challenges, or provided a space to reflect on how I can do better when I’m faced with that challenge again. Personal reflection is often undervalued in today’s generation, but as a social worker,

I will structure this essay using Gibbs Model of Reflection (Gibbs 1988). Reflective learning helps practitioners analyse their experiences and how they think and feel about them before

[1] How do I . . . Write a Reflection? [Online] Available from: http://www.trentu.ca/academicskills/documents/Reflectivewriting.pdf [12/01/15]

This reflection learning log and essay guide is a helpful learning tool for you to access when you are completing your learning log and also your reflection essay. It provides you with an introduction to the purpose for setting a reflective piece of work and the benefits this produces for you. It provides activities to help you along the way (see separate guide “ACCG 399 Developing a Reflective Capacity Guidance”) and clearly sets out the requirements that are expected of you, including what you will need to hand in at the end of the semester.

As deputy manager it is within my job role to conduct monthly supervisions which then lead into an annual appraisal. At this time I currently have three supervisees.

Effective reflection helps the practitioner to see the situation from an outsider's perspective, so that they can develop a better way to respond to a similar scenario in the future. Reflection is meant to achieve a change in practice, rather than simply repeating the same mistakes (Schon, 1983). Many different models exist for structuring the reflective process. Regardless of the framework used, the reflection models are meant to accomplish three things. They are supposed to promote reflecting on events, self-evaluation and analysis, and a plan to change actions in the future. This Reflective essay will utilize Driscoll's 'The What?' model as its structure (Driscoll, 1994). This model has three components"

|Supervisors all have personal habits which lean towards some of the roles or focus's must choose the interaction required for the supervisees learning|

It is a managers role to guide and support staff to understand the importance of professional development and how they take learning forward to allow their standard of work to be enhanced.

A Reflective account, which addresses the subject of personal development, within the role of a social care worker.

The term “reflection” directly refers to one’s own ability for serious thought or consideration regarding events, which have occurred in the past. Professional bodies and organisations utilise reflective practice within continuous professional development as an effective tool to evoke critical thoughts regarding their own actions. This analysis of one’s own

Supervisions need to be on-going to be as effective as possible and gives the opportunity to reflect on the development of the staff member. It allows us to reflect and consider outside training for extra support and guidance and the opportunity to refresh skills. Supervisions help build relationships with the individual and improve their quality of work and to give support to their

Reflective practice is a tool used to evaluate ones opinion, thoughts and emotions. It “forms the basis of deep learning from past experiences” (Tsingo, 2014). It builds on critical thinking and problem solving. How I may choose use this in my future career as a radiation therapist is a means for debriefing, continued learning and managing my emotions. Ensuring I am mindful of myself. I hope to improve my understanding and obtain new perspectives by doing so. In the past, I have kept reflective journal entries as a mandatory assessment. I have discovered that it extended my understanding of new topics and ideas. I’ve noted reflective tools are a great way to addresses strengths and weaknesses. In short, it encourages active learning and proactivity by analysing a situation.