Assignment_302_Principles_of_personal_development_in_adult_social_care_settings

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Assignment 302 Principles of personal development in adult social care settings

Task A Guidance

You are going to be a mentor for a new social care worker as part of their induction process. Part of your role is to help them prepare for the review after their probation period.

Ai Create a guide for the new social care worker about how to reflect on their practice. The guide must include the headings listed with an explanation of each.

Description

Feelings

Evaluation

Analysis

Conclusion

Action Plan

what happened?

what were you thinking and feeling?

what was good and bad about the experience?

what sense can you make of the situation

what else could you have done?

if it arose again what would you do?

What is reflective practice?

Is the capacity to reflect on action so as to engage in a process of continuous learning,

Looking back for the work you done and reflect.

Reflective practice is a process which enables you to achieve a better understanding of yourself, your skills, competencies, knowledge and professional practice.

Why is reflective practice important?

The reflective practice is important because It is the opportunity to look over what you have done, see what needs to be improved and what worked well. 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 helps you to identify areas which require improvement.

The reflective practice is important also because it helps you to identify areas which require improvement.

How reflective practice contributes to improving the quality of service provision.

Reflective practice contributes to improving the quality of service provision as the care sector constantly revises policies and procedures and new standards are constantly being set. Care workers are to keep up...