Continuous Professional Development in Home Care Sector

Continuous
Professional
Development

Contents
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.......................................................................................................................................3
Analysis of personal practice development that is responsive to changing needs in Home care........3
Demonstrate your ability to use reflective and analytical skills.........................................................4
CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................6
REFRENCES.......................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Home care sector is defined as industry where services are provided to old people at the place
where they are living. Home care is also known as domiciliary care or social care. It is very
important in this sector that a better service must be provided to the individuals so that they
could feel better (Jin and Cortazzi, 2017). There are various changes which has been
occurring in this sector that must be put in focus so that it could be improved. The following
report discuss about what personal development must be implemented while changes are
occurring in the home care sector. Furthermore, the report also pays focus on what reflective
and analytical skills are important and are required in home care sector.
MAIN BODY
Analysis of personal practice development that is responsive to changing needs in Home care
Home Care Services adapt to changing needs of a person. If the needs of a person are
enhancing or if they are looking for an older person the person needs to plan their future care
needs. The health care and lifestyle need of every person is different which depends upon
their stage of life, financial situation and health as well as their family support. It has been
observed that many people want to live independently as long as possible while others want
to shift into residential aged care for helping themselves with day-to-day activities. Home
support services can provide a wide range of help around home of a people. These services
include personal care such as bathing and dressing, social activities, transport, physical
exercises, nursing care, meals and food preparation (Handley, Bunn and Goodman, 2017).
The person who is working in home care is required to update themselves according to the
needs of people living in home care. It is very important that a person must improve their
practices so that they could provide better services to the people living in home care.
Professional development helps a person in managing their own learning and growth
throughout their career. Continuous learning assists an individual in providing them and
opportunity in their career and keep their skills and knowledge updated in order to ensure that
they practice legally and safely. It is very important that an individual must develop their
professional meet as it helps them in ensuring them continue competent in their profession.
Professional development is an ongoing process which help a person in their career (Zerwekh
and Garneau, 2017). The main purpose of professional development is to provide
professionals and opportunity to learn and implement their new skills and knowledge that
could help them in providing better services to the people in home care and it also facilitate