Reflection On Health And Social Care

Learnt Experiences
Reflecting on professional values also encouraged me to change my personal values or beliefs about other areas: my perception about how illness is treated, in particular mental illness, as I noted in my (PREXI reflection) and my interest in Black and minority groups, Another issues I found from the rigorous research I also found that in some cultures stigma was attached to mental illness which delays the process of treatment. This is another topic I am a passionate about from my academic research and imparted knowledge from my tutors there is awareness that some professionals misuse their power within these groups as well as marginalize Black and minority groups within health and social care setting for examples. Black African and Caribbean people are three times as likely to be admitted to hospital and up to 44% more likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act as white people Mental health staff, including psychiatrists, are more likely to perceive these groups as being potentially dangerous, even when there is no evidence which shows that they

Some seek alternative therapies and delay treatment; these are some valued, norms that I have changed through my refection and awareness of professional practise. Johns and Freshwater (1998) suggested that being reflective is contextualised as method in which the professional can seek to review problematic situations and performance, whereby the professional can potentially enhance their characteristics and continue to learn, achieve growth and develop within work based practice. I am also aware that some still hold negative values in today’s society, with the knowledge of mental illness and Physical disability and from understanding professional values I can become an ambassador for change, particularly in my