Promote Professional Development - Assignment
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................11.1 Importance of continually improving knowledge and practice........................................11.2 Potential barrier to professional development..................................................................11.3 Compare the use of different sources and support system for professional development21.4 Factors to be consider when selecting opportunities and activities for keeping knowledgeand practice up to date............................................................................................................3TASK 2............................................................................................................................................42.1 Knowledge and performance against standards and benchmarks....................................42.2 Prioritise development goals and targets to meet expected standards..............................4TASK 3............................................................................................................................................53.1 Learning opportunities to meet development objective and reflect personal learning style.53.2 Plan for professional development using source of support............................................53.3 Process to evaluate the effectiveness of plan...................................................................6TASK 4............................................................................................................................................74.1 Compare model of reflective practice..............................................................................74.2 Importance of reflective practice to improve performance..............................................74.3 Reflective practice and feedback from others to improve performance...........................84.4 Evaluate practices to be improve throughout..................................................................8(a) Reflection on best practice...........................................................................................8(b) Reflection on failure and mistake................................................................................9CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTIONProfessional development refers to the process of learning or improving the professionalskills through attending conferences, formal coursework within organisation learningopportunities. Continuous learning is very essential for a professional in order to bring a regularimprovement in their performance and job practices (Black, 2016). This project is about a seniornurse who is specialist in dementia. This assignment describe about principal related toprofessional development and prioritisation of goals for personal development. Further itincludes professional development plan and ways to improve performance using reflectivepractice. TASK 11.1 Importance of continually improving knowledge and practiceBeing a senior nurse and specialist in dementia, continue improvement as well asworking practices is very essential as it help in gaining knowledge related to the current healthand social care standard. It also support in identifying the legislation and guidelines that arerequired for performing my duty effectively at nursing home. Therefore professionaldevelopment play a essential role in acquiring skills and knowledge which support in careerenhancement and personal development. Continually improving knowledge and practices provide benefit to not only nursing homein which I work, but also in guiding my junior staff members. Apart from this it also help me inkeeping up to date my skills and knowledge which ensure that service provided to patient isrelevant. Therefore, it must be a regular practice within a hospital or care organisation thatcontribute toward enhancing the practice of nurses and in making staff happier. As a nursing home specialist in dementia, I am responsible for managing and guiding thestaff, residents as well as visitors (Cherry and Jacob, 2016). So it is very essential to have adeep knowledge about each and every area in order manage other staffs effectively. Therefore,continual professional development is very necessary for my career enhancement and in gettingpromotion in job. 1.2 Potential barrier to professional developmentContinuous professional development refers to the process of developing, maintain andimproving the professional skill and knowledge. But there are certain barrier that may be facedduring professional development which are as follows:1
Lack of finance or budget:- This barrier can be faced by both a care organisation orprofessional. As sometimes company don't have adequate fund to organise regulartraining session for their staff members. On the other hand some courses are very costlyand not always be affordable by each individual which is the major barrier in continualdevelopment. Lack of staff involvement:- Sometimes staff members are not willing to continue theirimprovement and development as give more emphases to earning instead of learning(Crigger and Godfrey, 2014). Some staffs have low self-esteem which never let themwork toward achieving higher progress and apart from this some people are overconfident about their skills. Inadequate supervision:- When employees doesn't get adequate supervision from theirseniors they do not learn new things and identify their mistake which consider to be amajor barrier to professional development. So, management must encourage their staffsand provide supervision for promoting their professional development. Language barrier:- It is one of the major barrier that is faced by majority of peoplewhile having training session. This barrier is generally faced when a person belongs todifferent culture which make them harder to understand what the trainer or professionalwant to convey. 1.3 Compare the use of different sources and support system for professional developmentSources and system of support are different according to an individual and environmentin which they work. There are number of sources available for professional development like itcan be formal method such as appraisals, supervisions etc. or can be informal way (Della Ratta,2015). Apart from this another way of learning can be within the organisation or beyond theorganisation. Following table shows the difference between these sources and system of support:Within organisationBeyond organisationProfessional development can be donewith the help of supervision, wherestaffs are guided by their seniors.Their experience will help nurses inlearning the methods to exert the careeffectively. Beyond organisational learning onlyprovide the theoretical knowledgeregarding the policies and practiceswhich help nurses in providing servicesby considering the required standard andpolicies. 2
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