Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care Organisations

Personal and
Professional
Development in Health
and Social care
Organisations

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Comparison of personal values and principles with the principles of support for working
in health and social care.........................................................................................................1
1.2 Assess how personal culture and experience influence own role in supporting users of
services in health care.............................................................................................................1
1.3 Current legislation and policies and procedures in workplace.........................................2
1.4 Overcome of conflicts and tensions between the personal values and other people at work
................................................................................................................................................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................2
2.1 Assessment of current skill and learning style.................................................................2
2.2 Produce a development plan with short, medium and long term goals............................3
2.3 Arrangement of monitor of progress of personal development plan................................4
2.4 Evaluation of effectiveness of development plan in context with care worker................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
3.1 Different professional relationship which exist................................................................5
3.2 Evaluate the personal effectiveness with help of various models....................................5
3.3 Dilemmas and conflicts that may arise.............................................................................6
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
It is essential to develop professional and personal in health and social care organisation.
Without good health an individual cannot perform its best and its hamper the productivity of
company. In this report chosen organisation is St Thomas's Hospital and it is situated in London.
The aim of organisation is to develop health and social care setting. This report covers the
various topics such as: personal values and principles influence individual contribution in health
and social care, plans for the personal progress in developing skills and abilities and application
of principles of professional engagement with social and health care services. Apart from this it
also discuss about to development of skills and understanding in relation to working with others
in health and social care practice.
TASK 1
1.1 Comparison of personal values and principles with the principles of support for working in
health and social care
Personal values and principles beliefs are the values which requires for making decisions
on the basis of values and standards which go beyond the self interest. The personal values
derives from social activities and culture around people. As being a care taker, line managers
asked to me to take care of a patient who has infections diseases. I am well educated and believe
in principle of equal rights. Being a care taker I would protect the patient from being abused and
harm. As I am religious and have faith in god so I will follow the culture which is being followed
by me over the year in order to take care of patients. As for the cure of disease of patient it is
very important to have beliefs, because own belief is very important for getting cured from any
disease. (Waterman, 2011).
1.2 Assess how personal culture and experience influence own role in supporting users of
services in health care
There are various cultural values and beliefs which make affect on support and care of
service users in workplace differently. The values and principles are equal rights, diversity,
protection from abuse and confidentiality (Trede, Macklin and Bridges, 2012). Apart from this
personal values includes beliefs, preferences and priorities. I have my own culture, beliefs,
ethnicity, beliefs etc. which also impact the care of service users. For example, I am a care taker
and I do not give service people on basis of age, gender and employment etc. My culture has
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