Reflecting on and Developing Your Practice: A Workbook for Social Care Workers NVQ Level 3 (Knowledge and Skills for Social Care Workers)

✍ Scribed by Suzan Collins

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 65
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Working in residential or domiciliary settings involves a continuing process of learning. Every day, social care workers face challenges that force them to think about what they do and how they do it - whether it be an ethical dilemma, the introduction of a new policy or procedure or training on a specific subject. "Reflecting On and Developing Your Practice" is an accessible, interactive workbook providing social care workers with guidance on how to improve your knowledge through training and development. It advises how to keep up to date with the latest developments, but also how to reflect and improve upon your own practice. It also provides information about different approaches to learning and how to draw on your experience when working in new and unfamiliar situations. Designed to meet the requirements of Health and Social Care (Adults) NVQ Level 3, Unit 33, this workbook is also a valuable source of guidance for any social care worker wanting and needing to develop their work.

✦ Table of Contents

Reflecting On and Developing Your Practice:
A Workbook for Social Care Workers......Page 5
Contents......Page 9
Introduction......Page 11
Responsibilities......Page 14
Values and Beliefs......Page 18
Knowledge and Skills......Page 24
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)......Page 27
Training......Page 28
Learning......Page 31
Reflective Practice......Page 35
Keeping Up to Date......Page 39
Support and Feedback......Page 42
Supervision......Page 44
Appraisal......Page 53
Self-Assessment Tool......Page 55
Certificate......Page 56
Knowledge Specification Chart......Page 58
Legislation and Useful Websites......Page 60
References and Further Reading......Page 62