Question 2
How a PDP can help a social care worker identify improvements in their knowledge, understanding and practice?
A personal or professional development plan is an aim of your life and career. It will help you to reach in the destiny you desire. It acts as a process of planning, monitoring, assessment to help your capabilities and potential to fulfil your job role and purpose. Plan should be created on the basis of area you need to develop and how you will approach and by when to reach in your goal. Following and accomplishing every step of personal development plan you will identify that your knowledge, understanding and practice has been improved.
Question 3
Identify sources of support for planning and reviewing your development.
Line manager- they help me by answering any concerns I have about work.
Observations- the assessor comes in to watch you do your job and then talks to you about any concerns they have seen they will advise and support you with your performance and development. Also line managers do observations on us every few months.
Colleagues- you can talk to other colleagues about your work to get guidance on things, and also observe or shadow them to help you see how
some things are done improving your development.
Meetings- we have staff and key stage meetings where progress is discussed and you get to know about any new plans and any changes that are going on.
Training- to be able to learn the things that you may be struggling with by going on various courses to improve your development.
Mentors- someone who is assigned to you to be able to answer your questions about the job and put you on the right path.
Self assessment- reflecting on your work helps you to plan different ways of doing things and helps you see your progression.
Question 4
identify people who can help you develop your knowledge, understanding and practice.
A social care worker can get all aspects of help and support to develop his...