Unit 11
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UNIT 11
THE PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS
PERSONAL PROFESSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Information sheet
1.1
What is Reflective Practice?
Reflective practice is a process by which you: stop and think about your practice, consciously analyse your decision making and draw on theory and relate it to what you do in practice.
Critical analysis and evaluation refocuses your thinking on your existing knowledge and helps generate new knowledge and ideas. As a result, you may modify your actions, behaviour, treatments and learning needs.
How do I reflect on practice?
Essay Title: Reflecting upon your work experiences over the working week:
1.2
Reflecting upon your daily work is vitally important in a health and social care setting. Every day is always different from the other and can be unpredictable most of the time. It is vitally important to be observant, assessing the individual on each visit making notes of any changes that are taking place in their health and environment or surroundings. Report any findings and concern to the nurse on duty, OT or physio therapist so that they are aware of the situation. This report can be done over the phone and also should be documented in patient’s folder making sure a copy is to be brought back to the office and placed in patient’s folder. The folders are brought each morning for qualified staff to receive hand over through documents from recent visit to review reflect and on.
In an incident that I came across during a late shift, I noticed that Mrs C was struggling with her walking. Both her legs were swollen due to cellulitis, bandaged from below the knee right down to her feet. The care plan stated to check pressure areas and heels. Her heels had developed blisters making it painful for Mrs C to walk. Upon close observation, I noticed that Mrs...
THE PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS
PERSONAL PROFESSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Information sheet
1.1
What is Reflective Practice?
Reflective practice is a process by which you: stop and think about your practice, consciously analyse your decision making and draw on theory and relate it to what you do in practice.
Critical analysis and evaluation refocuses your thinking on your existing knowledge and helps generate new knowledge and ideas. As a result, you may modify your actions, behaviour, treatments and learning needs.
How do I reflect on practice?
Essay Title: Reflecting upon your work experiences over the working week:
1.2
Reflecting upon your daily work is vitally important in a health and social care setting. Every day is always different from the other and can be unpredictable most of the time. It is vitally important to be observant, assessing the individual on each visit making notes of any changes that are taking place in their health and environment or surroundings. Report any findings and concern to the nurse on duty, OT or physio therapist so that they are aware of the situation. This report can be done over the phone and also should be documented in patient’s folder making sure a copy is to be brought back to the office and placed in patient’s folder. The folders are brought each morning for qualified staff to receive hand over through documents from recent visit to review reflect and on.
In an incident that I came across during a late shift, I noticed that Mrs C was struggling with her walking. Both her legs were swollen due to cellulitis, bandaged from below the knee right down to her feet. The care plan stated to check pressure areas and heels. Her heels had developed blisters making it painful for Mrs C to walk. Upon close observation, I noticed that Mrs...