1.1 In recent years the health and social care has experienced significant changes, change is now an expected part of everyday life in this industry. During this time significant social change has also taken place therefore health and social care has been impacted by higher expectations for quality of care and support, there is also a much higher emphasis on personalisation and partnership working. Due to constant change you cannot expect to stop learning when you achieve your qualification, professional development must be seen as a continuous process. Continuing professional development (CPD) is highly important to keep yourself knowledgeable, appropriately skilled and understand the changing demands of the sector and service users. …show more content…
Lack of ‘senior’ cover for shifts); lack of training opportunities within an organisation; inadequate supervision or appraisal systems within an organisation Personal Barriers: Low self-esteem to achieve an progress; being ‘over confident’ (unwilling to admit training is required); transport problems (training venue too far away); language barriers (overseas staffing); childcare issues (when training is arranged childcare not available); health problems (being absent when training organised); conflicting appointments. 1.3 Sources and systems of support for development will vary to an individual, and their working environment. The company work for is very pro-active as regards staff training and will arrange all training that I will need for me, they are very competent at this as the own a their own training company. Internally I am provided with: Mandatory e-learning, in which the content is updated regularly and we are required to retake the courses each year. These cover a wide range but mainly health and safety, DoLs/ adult protection and first aid/ epilepsy. This is cheap, quick and assessable but it can be less engaging than face to face …show more content…
These are good for gaining new skills and are nationally recognised, you will need an amount of self-discipline to complete. Distance learning Full Diplomas, also now provided by the company itself, I personally have completed my level 2, 3 and now working towards level 5 in health and social care. These also require self-discipline but are very in depth and relevant to your current role and practice as they are in the style of an apprenticeship. Our training department also carries out face to face day training for important courses, I have attended and passed: first aid, epilepsy, alternative communication, Autism level 1 and 2, and manager’s fire training. This training is a very effective type with a good trainer; however it can be difficult for some to travel to the required places. Other Internal support for development from my company includes: Supervisions and appraisals, these are an excellent opportunity to personal individualised progression. Supervisions are carried out monthly and appraisals
The Open University (2010) K101 An introduction to health and social care, Unit 3, ‘Social Care In The Community’, Milton Keynes, The Open University.
This course also has a large amount of time set aside for placements at different locations. I feel learning first hand in the nursing field give more of an impact because it shows you what skills you will need to learn as well as what the job involves. The time set assigned for placement is enough to gain the vital experience you need and it’s useful to get an idea of the different nursing fields you would like to work
...earn key skills and working as part of the team to achieve the required competencies needed in my clinical cluster.The continuous learning education workshops in which we achieved in school gave us enough confidence and skills as a mental health students.My confidence level are improved. The attainment of clinical skills helps to build my proficiency in delivering care to patients and able to visualize on the next placement.
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Following up in house training sessions will be delivered to support staff and teams with their individual developmental needs.
Davis, C; Finlay, L; & Bullman, A. (2000) ‘Changing Practice in Health and Social Care, London: Open University Press
The notable funding strengths of this organisation allow for greater improvements to be made through careful and strategic planning. However, there is a limited awareness of the improvements that could be made directly to the social work department and this potentially stems from the lack of awareness of the importance of social work within a health care context. There is potential to improve the social work department within this organisation through increases in staff numbers, due to the large number of patients the hospital cares for, to allow greater inter-personal relationships to be formed between patients and social workers, which could lead to improved implementation of social work services. Furthermore, the contrast between social workers obligations and those of other health professionals (i.e. doctors/nurses) is a notable disparity that can impact the social work practice. Unfortunately this can be seen as due to a lack of awareness on the importance of social work in a hospitalised setting and how the patients, as well as their families, face additional trauma outside of their physical injuries that need to be address. In addition to this, there is an opportunity to promote advocacy for social justice through educational methods such as
Human Resource Development (HRD) which is any process over the activity that is of a short term or over the long term. It has the potential to develop the work-knowledge, expertise, productivity, and satisfaction of the adults. It focuses on benefiting the personal as well as the group. Additionally benefits the organization, community and the whole of humanity. In the Human Resource Development framework, there are four stages which consisted of Need assessment, Design, Implementation and lastly the Evaluation.
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” BrainyQuote, (2015). It was Nelson Mandela who reiterated those basic words to any individual who aspires to be motivated, determined and educated. A personal and professional development plan is a working document that enables you to record your achievements and developments during your time at University (Anon, 2015). Therefore, my personal and professional development plan will include the following goals:
During March 2016, in Stage 1 of the pharmacy degree, I attended a two day work placement in a community pharmacy as part of the Work Based Learning module within the Capability unit. The purpose of Work Based Learning is to increase engagement with learning and to develop skills specific to patient pathways. This will link to Stage 4 of the MPharm course in which the main unit is Patient Centred Care. Therefore, it is imperative that I enhance my patient education skills through my own education.
Continuing professional development (CPD) is how health practitioners maintain, improve, and broaden their knowledge, expertise and competence, and develop the personal and professional qualities required throughout their professional lives. (AHPRA,2017).
Teachers and administrators who routinely develop their own knowledge and skills model for students that learning is important and useful,” (Mizell, 2010). Typically, students learn best when they are engaged and find interest in the material taught. As noted earlier in this response, I was excited, but eager to learn about how to appropriately handle a lockdown situation should one occur. Just as students learn when they find purpose and meaning in learning, adults function very similarly. Professional developments should seek to meet the needs of all teachers, administrators, or staff members. Despite the fact that this may seem difficult in larger districts, priorities need to be set higher to differentiate professional developments just as teachers are expected to differentiate within our classrooms. Because our district is so small, we are fortunate enough to have money set aside so teachers can utilize the finances to attend local, regional, state-wide, or national conferences relevant to one’s content area, grade level(s), and interests. I understand this is unique; however, it seems appropriate that these sessions are tailored to benefit the classroom instruction. This classroom instruction, we provide to our students, should be geared towards 21st century education that prepares them college or a career. Supported in Mizell’s article, Why Professional Development Matters, “effective teaching is the result of study, reflection, practice, and hard work. A teacher can never know enough about how a student learns, what impedes the student’s learning, and how the teacher’s instruction can increase the student’s learning,” (Mizell, 2010). He additionally supports this with the indication that students learn more if teachers are occupied by superior conferences that allow them to acquire much
Professional development plan - An intentional course of action that responds to your professional interests, desire to grow in the field, and the changing demands of your work (Pdx.edu, n.d.).
“Research confirms that the most important factor contributing to a student’s success in school is the quality of teaching.” -Stephanie Hirsch, Learning Forward Executive Director. This is no surprise. Children go to school to be taught. If they were able to learn the content and skills on their own, they wouldn’t come to school. When you think about it, teachers have one of the most difficult and crucial jobs available. The literally have the fate of our children in their hands! So it goes without saying that teachers need to be learners, just like their students. In Why Professional Development Matters, a Learning Forward article, it states “Professional development is the most effective strategy schools and school districts have to meet this expectation.” As a student achievement coach, professional development for teachers is my job. I have delivered professional development through many different modes, including working with teachers one on one
Provide training sessions and advice to other staff, so all staff are to a high level of dispensing.