(PDF) Reflection in healthcare practice

Demonstrating Professional
Principles and Values in H
and SC Practice

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Task 1...............................................................................................................................................1
P1. Role and purpose of reflection in health and social care practice:...................................1
P2. Models and tools used for reflection in health and social care:.......................................3
Task 2...............................................................................................................................................6
P3. Different practice themes used to facilitate reflection in learning and professional practice
................................................................................................................................................6
P4. Links between practice themes and other performance indicators..................................8
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
P 5 Explain the different methods used to gain evidence of effective reflective practice in
own area of work practice .....................................................................................................9
P 8 Produce several targets for the development of your own professional career pathway10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Health and social care aims at providing services related to health and safety. It combines
various elements such as biology, nutrition, sociology, ethics, laws and principles. Ethics and
principles are applied in health and social care systems so that it leads to make better
environment. Now-a-day emphasis is placed on promoting and developing health which makes
growing area for health and social care. Various principles and values of health and social care
aims at supporting and promoting rights of individuals and also focuses on maintaining their
dignity. These values provide empowerment and safety to individuals and respect diversity.
Principles and practices of care also protects individuals from abusing and maintains belief and
their identity. NHS provides health care services to UK citizens and aims at promoting health of
people. NHS is short form of National Health Service which is funded by public and considered
as national healthcare system. NHS was founded in the year 1948 and around 1400000
employees presently work and provides free healthcare and medical services to people.
In the present study, reflective practices are applied on health and social systems.
Reflection refers to self evaluation and observation and it is conducted to develop improve skill
both personally and professionally. Reflective practices helps individuals to become professional
and proactive leaders as it increases confidence and fundamental skills and knowledge. This
study report includes, role and purpose of reflection in health and social care practices. This
report also describes models and tools used to do reflection in health and social care. A plan is
produced to reflect learning and development of individual by using Practice Themes and
Quality assurance indicators. Different methods of effective reflective practices to gain evidence
are discussed by producing a portfolio of practice-based evidence. This report also reviews and
provides comment on the evidences gathered in portfolio which contributes to personal and
professional development for individuals.
Task 1
P1. Role and purpose of reflection in health and social care practice:
Reflective practice is done in health and social system as it is important and provides
various benefits. Reflective practices helps to learn better and gain knowledge faster. People uses
and develops their skills from different ways. Reflective practices allows person to evaluate
things and make focus on them so that effective reflection view can be made which will help in
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