Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care
Aim
The aim of this unit is to encourage learners to develop as reflective practitioners by applying their understanding and skills to their own health and social care setting.
Learning outcomes
LO1 Understand how personal values and principles influence individual contributions to work in health and social care settings
1.1 compare personal values and principles with the principles of support for working in health and social care
1.2 assess how personal culture and experience influence own role in supporting users of services and others in health and social care settings
1.3 discuss how new developments and changes to personal values can impact on work in health and social care
LO2 Be able to produce, monitor, revise and evaluate plans for personal progress in developing the skills and abilities required of a health and social care practitioner
2.1 assess current skills ability and learning style
2.2 produce a holistic development plan with shortmedium- and long-term goals
2.3 monitor progress against the plan according to the requirements of a health and social care practitioner, revising the plan as required
2.4 evaluate the effectiveness of the development plan to own development as a health and social care practitioner
LO3 Understand the application of principles of professional engagement with users of health and social care services
3.1 explain the nature of different professional relationships in health and social care contexts
3.2 evaluate personal effectiveness in promoting and supporting the rights of the individual
3.3 discuss ways to resolve issues encountered in professional relationships
LO4 Be able to demonstrate development of own skills and understanding in relation to working with others in health and social care practice
4.1 evaluate the effectiveness of personal contributions when working with others in health and social care practice
4.2 explain how the limits of own work role impacts on work with others
4.3 analyse own role in minimising barriers to effective teamwork in health and social care practice
4.4 discuss how to improve personal contributions to the collective effectiveness of a team