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5.2 Explain ways in which theories and models of reflection and evaluation can be applied to reviewing own practice. In education and training, theories and models of reflection and evaluation play a crucial role in enhancing professional practice and improving outcomes for learners. Critical reflection is necessary in order to be aware of your behaviour and so effect change (Osterman and Kottkamp, 2004). As noted by the The Education and Training Foundation (ETF), reflective and enquiring practitioners should think critically about their own educational assumptions, values and practice in the context of a change in contemporary and educational world (ETF, 2014, P.1). Reflecting on your practice supports your improvement.
(SUCG). The aim of this reflective account is to reflect back on an interview intervention with a member of the service user carer group, who was seeking respite care for her son with special needs ad autism. Reflection is important because it leads to better social work practice and it enhances professional development (Maclean, 2010). Reflection also allows me an opportunity to question my learning and developing it further (Maclean, 2010) so that it will help with future practice.
Understanding reflective practice and utilising reflective practice models. a. Reflective Practice Reflective practice is an ongoing process in which an individual critically examines their activities and experiences to enhance future performance and decision-making. This reflection is based on the concept that we can learn from our past experiences and apply that knowledge to our personal and professional development. It requires making a conscious effort to reflect on, evaluate, and learn from one's teaching experiences. Constant Learning: The process encourages a professional development culture that is always growing.
Reflective practice is something that practitioners are encouraged to take part in. Reflective practice is the action of practitioners looking back on the service they have provided to see what they need to improve on in order to continue their professional development. Reflective practice makes sure that practitioners are always aware of their actions and can see when they need support or additional training. 'Reflection is the thought process where individuals consider their experiences to gain insights about their whole practice.' cited from https://www.hcpc-uk.org/globalassets/news-and-events/benefits-of-becoming-a-reflective-practitioner----joint-statement-2019.pdf at 14:13 on 20/02/2023.
In this booklet we want to challenge you to think about reflective practice and how you might use reflective practice in your workplace to improve the way you practice, your working relationships and ultimately achieve better outcomes for you and the young children you work with. We all reflect but in different ways and about different things. Often the reflection provides the “story of the day” that we may muse overby ourselves or tell a sympathetic ear, but ultimately the “story of the day” we want others
Introduction In this assignment I will explore a clinical experience where dignity was maintained and reflect on my practice. It is important to reflect in both personal and professional development. Reflection will allow me to recognise both good and bad practice and how I can improve as a person as well as professionally. For this assignment I will be writing in first person, as it is appropriate for a reflective essay.
Portfolio Part B: Reflection on the overall learning within the module Prior to starting this course the MA Social Work course and the PPSWP module I felt very confident in the aspects of communicating effectively and working with a diverse range of people, and after the reading the professional capabilities framework I believe that I hold the same personal values which is expected of a social worker. The PCF6 talks about the importance of critical reflection and reflective practice explaining that it helps improve accountability, professional development and helps to you understand your own tacit knowledge and gain new knowledge, which improves outcomes and experiences for social workers. (Capabilities within the PCF, 2016) For this reflection
Nowadays, people need to set some personal development goals in their daily lives in order to improve themselves. A good personal development goal must has positive effects for oneself and for the world. My personal development goal is to learn a new part of Beijing Opera, which can help to develop a lot because it has many positive effects for me and the world around me. Learning Beijing Opera is a good personal development goal because it has a lot of great gains, such as gaining skill of planning, gaining physical wellness, gaining knowledge of Chinese traditions and culture. First of all, learning Beijing Opera can gain the skill of planning.
To become a reflective social work student, I need to be able to undergo self-reflection. This is a process of conducting self-assessment and observation. Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle influence user like myself to self-reflect and more importantly it encourages users to develop an action plan. This enables me to look at my practice and evaluate on the areas I did good and bad. In turn, by taking these experiences into learning I can use them to improve on for the future.
Reflection is like looking in a mirror and describing what you see. It’s about thinking back to an experience and questioning what I did, and emotions that I felt during the experience, and then reflecting on a better and more sufficient way of doing it in the future (UNISON, 2016). Gibbs Reflective Cycle is the model that I have chosen to use while reflecting back on the module “Learning from service users and carers”, Gibbs believes that this module is useful for helping people learn from what that they experienced. He calls this “Learning by Doing” (Mind Tools, 2016). When finding out that a module I would cover on the social work degree was learning from service users and carers, my initial thought was care homes and carers within them.
Dementia is one of the most feared diseases and expensive to society currently. It is defined as a clinical syndrome of acquired cognitive impairment that determines decrease of intellectual enough capacity to interfere social and functional performance of the individual and their quality of life. It is a known fact that patients tend to express themselves through their behaviour and expect their carers to understand this notion. The diverse kinds of causes of different behaviours are inability to communicate, difficulty with tasks, unfamiliar surroundings, loud noises, frantic environment, and physical discomfort. Many diseases can cause dementia, some of which may be reversible.
1.0 Personal Development Plan Personal development plan (PDP) is the process of crafting an action plan based on self-awareness, self-reflection, goal-setting and planning for personal development within the context of a career, education, or for self-improvement (Smith, 2011). In the context of business studies, PDP can be seen as the plan of personal strength and weakness appraisal which enable business scholar to evaluate the value of leadership and management training that they have been through and act as a future leadership development program. By working on the PDP, it helps students to increase self-awareness, identify the skills and experience that one owned, and those that one need, as well as creating a plan to acquire the skills
“…the way that we learn from an experience in order to Understand and develop practice” (Jasper 2003) Reflection is a way of going through thoughts and feelings about an incident, or a challenging day and gives us a chance
In social care, we work with some of society’s most vulnerable people. For a practitioner to best support an individual they must first be able to care for themselves. There is huge value in being aware of who we are, our strengths and our areas for improvement. This can directly affect the relationships and experiences we have with ourselves, clients, and our peers in social care practice. For this assignment, I will look at the importance of ‘the self’ and personal and professional development in social care.
