Unit 11

UNIT 11 PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS.
  1. UNDERSTAND HOW TO REFLECT ON PRACTICE IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE.
      2.1 EXPLAIN WHAT REFLECTIVE PRACTICE IS.

Reflective practice is a process to help me evaluate my work. It provides opportunities to learn from my experiences and develop my working practice. It is both a tool to help me analyse specific interactions or incidents that have occurred at work, as well as a method of working in the moment that is mindful and self-aware.

      2.2 EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF REFLECTIVE PRACTICE IN CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF SERVICE PROVIDED.
Reflective practice should be important in just about anything I want to do well. It is the opportunity to look over what I have done, see what needs to be improved and what worked well. I often make a record of what went well (at least a mental one) and look for ways to improve the things that need to go better. It enables me to consider new approaches which could be applied and develop a greater self-awareness.   Over all it can help me to provide a better service of care to the service users.

      2.3 EXPLAIN HOW STANDARDS INFORM REFLECTIVE PRACTICE IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE.
Standards such as : Code of practice, Regulations and Essential standards have been put in place to provide a way of identifying what is required for good practice, they enable professional development and help me to think about professional accountability. These standards give me something to measure my practice against and help me to improve myself where needed.

      2.4 DESCRIBE HOW OWN VALUES, BELIEF SYSTEMS AND EXPERIENCES MAY AFFECT WORKING PRACTICE.
Everyone has different values, beliefs and preferences. What I believe in, what I see as important and what I see as acceptable or desirable is an essential part of who I am. The way in which I respond to people is linked to what I believe in, what I consider important and what interests me. I often find I...