Care Support Module QQI Level 5 Assignment: Observation and Reflection

This assignment brief outlines the requirements for the Care Support Module QQI Level 5 course. It includes two main parts: Part A requires students to conduct a client/resident observation, write a detailed report focusing on challenges such as social isolation, and suggest interventions to improve the client's quality of life. Part B involves a learner record, where students reflect on their practice using the Gibbs reflective cycle, addressing topics like relationships with clients and colleagues, interpersonal issues, personal effectiveness, guidance and feedback, team contribution, client dignity, and the role of a care worker. The brief also provides a marking guide, structuring guidelines, and submission instructions, including required documents and the Turn-It-In portal for submission. The assignment aims to assess students' ability to critically analyze client situations, reflect on their practice, and demonstrate an understanding of care support principles.

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Care Support Module
QQI Level5 (5N2770)
Assignment
Brief2021

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TableofContents
 Introduction Page3
 Assignment Requirements Page4
 Assignment :Part A Page 5-6
 Assignment: Part B Page 7-8
 Marking Guide Page9
 Structuring your Assignment Page10
 Checklist of Documents Required Page11-12
 Submitting your Work Page13

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Introduction
Welcome to your Care Support Assignment Brief.
The following documents contain important information regarding the assignment process,
so it is important that you read each part of the document carefully, so you understand
what is required of you. We hope that your completion of this brief will be an enjoyable and
informative one in your educational journey and wish you every success in your completion
of it.

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Assignment Requirements
You are required to complete all sections of the Care Support Module Brief.
These are detailed below:
Part A: This contains an assignment that you are required to conduct a client/resident
observation and using your experiences of working in a health care setting to write a report
sing a topic that is listed in the brief.
Ideally the topics you choose to discuss should be relevant to your chosen field of study and
can be used to answer each question in the assignment brief. Your work should show
evidence of relevant reading around each topic. Your work must be clearly referenced and
include a bibliography.
Part Two: This contains a Learner Brief which requires you to a reflection on your practice
and outlines the key areas of your personal learning. You are required to use Gibbs
reflection cycle you will provide a written account of each task. These can be based on your
past experiences in working in healthcare

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Part A:
Assignment:
Weighting: 30%
WordCount:2000 words(+/-10%)
You are required to conduct a resident/client observation.
For the purpose of this task, you are required to observe the resident and write an
observational report using a topic from the list below
1. Social Isolation / withdrawal
2. Emotional Upset
3. Communication difficulties
4. Memory Loss
5. Physical disability
Observe the client when he/she is conducting an activity or is involved in a situation that poses difficulties
for him/her. Record your findings objectively under the following heading:
1. Client Profile- Provide detailed background information, e.g., Age, living in care
home/independently, mobility, illness/condition, family support or alone, medication etc. (3
marks)
2. Provide a detailed account of the challenges experienced by the client in relation to the chosen
category above. (3 Marks)
3. Note the areas in which he/she demonstrated competence(what they can do well) and
confidence.(3Marks)
4. Describe the measures/interventions that are presently being employed to meet the client’s
needs(4Marks)
5. Provide realistic suggestions to improve the quality of life of the client by:
 Making suggestions or actions or interventions the MDT could make (4 Marks)
 Explaining what contribution you can make as an individual to the clients wellbeing and

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quality of life. (4 Marks)
6. In carrying out this assessment, outline your learning from a personal and professional perspective (6
marks)
7. Marks will also be allocated for the following:
 Demonstrate evidence of critical thinking, additional research and correct referencing (2 marks)
 Formatting of project and overall layout (1 Mark)
Marks will also be allocated for the following:
 Demonstratingevidenceofcriticalthinking,additionalresearchandcorrectreferencing(2
Marks)
 Formatting of project and overall layout(1Mark)

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Part B:
Learner Record:
Weighting: 70%
Word Count: 2500-3500words(+/-10%)
Each Reflection – 10 marks 500 words approx. each
You are required to reflect on your practice as a care worker and key areas of personal
learning. You should base your reflections on past experiences when working in
healthcare. You must use a reflective tool when writing in the learner record such as Gibbs
Reflective Cycle. See an example of a reflective cycle template below.
You should address each of the following areas:
1. Reflection on relationships that develop with clients, relatives and members of the health
care team (10Marks)
2. Reflection on interpersonal issues thar arose in care work including the use of positive
communication strategies(10Marks)
3. Reflection on your personal effectiveness as a care worker, identification of personal strengths and
weaknesses:(10marks)
4. Reflection on the experience of receiving guidance and direction and giving and receiving
feedback (10Marks)
5. Reflection on how you contributed positively as a team member through appropriate reporting and
record keeping procedures (10Marks)
6. Reflection on your awareness of a client dignity and how you promoted client dignity (10 Marks)
7. Reflection on the role and responsibilities of a care worker generally and how your beliefs and values
impact on your work as a care worker (10 Marks)

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Reflective Cycle Template Example –
Take the above 7 headings and apply each to the following reflective cycle or similar reflective cycle:
 Description of events – What happened?
 Review – thoughts, feelings, what was good/ bad - what was difficult/ went well?
 Evaluation - What have I learned? What influenced my actions? What were the consequences of the
event (for me, the resident(s) or staff involved)?
 Is there anything else I could have done? Could I have been better prepared? What skills do I need to
acquire? Are there other people or resources I should have used? Would the outcome have been
different if I had used resources or acted differently?
 Future Plan/Action - If it happened again, what would I do? What do I now need to do? What
timeframe do I need to do it? What have I learned about myself? What have I learned from this that I
can take with me for the future

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Marking Guide
All marks are clearly outlined for each part of a question for your information when
completing your assignment brief. Please follow the marking guide when planning your
answers.
See below for breakdown of grades:
Part A: Written Assignment 30%
Part B: Reflection 70%
QQI Grading System:
Distinction: 80%-100%
Merit: 65%-79%
Pass: 50%-64%
Unclassified: 0%-49%

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Structuring your Assignment
Examine the marking scheme for each assignment, and use the headings provided in the
marking scheme as paragraph headings for your work. By doing this you are far less likely to
leave out something that attracts marks and also stops you from focusing too much on one
area (One of the most common ways to lose marks).
Things to watch out for
 Marksdonotcarryoverfromonesectiontoanother.Nomatterhowmuchyouwriteon a
given section, you cannot score more than the maximum allowed marks for that
section.
 If you do not use headings in line with those in the marking guide, you are far more
likely to leave out something that’s worth marks. Headings also make it easier for the
examiner to give you marks, rather than having to hunt through an assignment for
mention of the topic.
 Get somebody else to proofread your work before you submit it. It is much easier to
spot mistakes in another person’s writing, and you can lose marks for careless
mistakes. Tutors recommend that you send a draft of your assignment for feedback
for submitting it in full to ensure you are heading in their ght direction.
 Do not be significantly under or over the required word count
(10%aboveorbelowisok).
 Formatting matters! Use paragraphs and put headings in bold. Only use fonts such
asTimesNewRomanorArialastheyarebothprofessionalandcleartoread.Changetheverti
cal spacing on your document to 1.5, only use black font colour and use page
numbers to make your assignment clearer to the assessor

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Checklist of Documents Required
ThefollowingdocumentsarerequiredforfullsubmissionofyourCareSkillsAssignmentBrief:
1. Cover Page(Devise your own)
This Cover Page should be the first page of your assignment and include the following
information:
a. Name of Student
b. Name of Module
c. Address of Student
d. PPSN
e. Signature of Student (At the End of Document)
2. Written Assignments (Pages5 and 6)
This will include Part A
3. Learner Reflection (Pages7-10)
This includes your reflection using the Gibbs Cycle
4. Authorship Statement (Found in Session ‘Submitting an Assignment-Documents
Required-Healthcare’ on Learn-Upon)
Document stating all work submitted is your own and has been referenced
accordingly.

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5. Learner Record of Hours (Found in Session ‘Submitting an Assignment-Documents
Required’ on Learn Upon)
A record of proof of your required work placement hours.
6. Certification Details (Found in Session ‘Assignment Documents’ on Learn Upon)
Must be completed only once throughout your course. If completing multiple
modules ,it is advisable to submit with your first module. This document will require
you to provide personal details relevant to your QQI certification.

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Submitting your Work
IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES WHEN YOU ARE SUBMITTING YOUR WORK
Before you submit your work, you must ascertain that all aspects of the assignment brief have been
answered. Organize your Documents to ensure you have not missed anything. A list of required
documents is included in this booklet (Pages 13-14). Failure to follow this will result in your work not
being graded until all aspects of the brief are submitted and could potentially cause a delay in
resultsbeingissued.PleaserememberChevronPolicydictatesthatPartialSubmissions(AllpartsofAssign
mentBriefhavenotbeensubmittedinfull)willnotbeaccepted.Toensureyouaresubmittingcorrectlypleas
euploadalldocumentsonthesameday.
AllwrittenworkmustbesubmittedtotheTurn-It-InPortalasperChevronPolicy,withnoexceptions.A Turn-
It-In Tutorial has been provided to you under the session ‘Submitting to Turn It In and Class ID’s’ on
your Learn Upon dashboard. Here you will also find the Class ID and Enrolment Key unique to the
module you are submitting.
Ifyouhaveanyfurtherquestionsregardingthis,pleasedonothesitatetocontactyourtutorbyemailonhealt
[e-mail]

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