Description of Task: |
A written activity to demonstrate your understanding of promoting professional duty in order to maintain the currency of knowledge and skills that are required to continually reflect on and improve practice. |
Scope of Task |
The following areas are to be covered / discussed / referred to in your answers: |
* Sources and systems of support: * Prioritising goals and targets with the use of a development plan. * Theories and models * Learning styles | * Monitoring and evaluation of own knowledge and practice. * Improving performance through reflective practice * Barriers to professional development |
Task Questions |
Include the following in your activity; * Explain the importance of continually improving knowledge and practice * Analyse potential barriers to professional development * List and compare the use of different sources and systems of support for professional development * Explain factors to consider when selecting opportunities and activities for keeping knowledge and practice up to date * Evaluate own knowledge and performance against standards and benchmarks * Prioritise development goals and targets to meet expected standards * Select learning opportunities to meet development objectives and reflect personal learning style * Produce a plan for own professional development, using an appropriate source of support * Establish a process to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan * Compare models of reflective practice * Explain the importance of reflective practice to improve performance * Use reflective practice and feedback from others to improve performance * Evaluate how practice has been improved through reflection on best practice and reflection on failuresNB: If you are taking the adult or children and young people’s...