FdSc CPD Report: Personal Practice in Health and Social Care

This report is a comprehensive analysis of continuous professional development (CPD) within the health and social care sector. It begins with an introduction highlighting the importance of personal and professional growth in adapting to market changes, particularly in light of events like the COVID-19 pandemic. The main body includes a SWOT analysis of the author's skills as a nurse, identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. A personal and professional development plan (PDP) is then formulated, outlining specific skills for improvement, such as communication and flexibility, along with actionable steps. The report concludes with a reflection on the identified skills and the importance of adapting to changes, especially in the context of the healthcare challenges. The report also references relevant books and journals to support the analysis and recommendations.

Continuous
Professional
Development

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
SWOT Analysis...............................................................................................................................3
Personal and Professional Development Plan..................................................................................4
Reflection.........................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
Books and Journals.................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
It is important that each and every individual takes care of personal and professional
development as it helps in selecting the right career. It becomes essential to regularly know about
what is going on in market and developing the skills accordingly. This helps to work effectively
and achieve the career goals (Greenberg, Docherty and Wessely, 2020). In this report there is
discussion related to career goals and the changes that are required for achieving success. SWOT
analysis is done to know the areas of improvement. PDP is formulated as it helps to enhance the
skills and achieve the set goals. In the end reflection in relation to career and changes required is
discussed.
MAIN BODY
Due to COVID 19, there various changes that are taking place in health social care sector. It
is vital to note that the medical system needs to become stronger to deal with the pandemic
situation. It is vital to note that the doctors and well as medical workers are playing a vital role in
today’s time. It is important for them to understand the changes in the market and then get
prepared for them (Silverman, 2020). As it is hard time and there is need to be prepared as to
come out from this situation and become successful. It is a known fact that a doctor needs to do
the duty flexibly but now the need is enhanced ever more.
SWOT Analysis
Personal Analysis is one of the vital tools that help in personal professional development. It
is vital to note that there is need of working on skills and changing the weakness to the strengths
so as to become successful (Oliveira, Zarit and Orrell, 2019). Along with that it is important to
know about the opportunities that are present in the market and get ready for the threats that may
arise in the path. It became important for an individual to regularly work on the skills and
develop them for their success. I am a nurse and my personal SWOT is discussed below:
Strengths
 I have good communication skill that
helps to interact with customers
effectively (Gordon and Plamping,
2018). It will help to deal with them
effectively.
Weakness
 I need to become more patient and deal
with the situation. It is seen that there is
need of talking patiently and I lack this
skill.
 I am also not flexible. As a nurse is

 I am a good decision maker. There is
requirement of effective decision
making to deal with the patients as well
as the family members.
 I have ability to lead the team. It is
important to note that at this time I help
all the other team members and deal
with the problems that they are facing.
called any time due to emergency. I am
not flexible enough and face problems.
 Along with that my aggression is also
my biggest weakness. I become
aggressive at some instances.
Opportunities
 There are various opportunities that are
available it is vital to grab those
opportunities.
 COVID 19 has enhanced the
opportunity for growth
Threats
 It is seen that there is competition in the
market and it is one of the threat for me
(Joseph and Marrow, 2017).
 Also there is increase in danger due to
COVID 19 today’s time.
It is analysed that there is need of various changes that will help to work accordingly. It is
seen that there are number of changes that are taking place and it is important to note that the
changes in the weakness will help me to become successful. It becomes necessary to adopt the
changes and take care of all the vital things. It is also important to understand the problem of
people and empathise them. As above is discussion related to the weakness and problems that
need to be changed and will help me to work effectively.
Personal and Professional Development Plan
It helps to know about the skills that need development. It is important for each and every
individual to take care of the skills that need improvement (Miller, Weir and Gulati, 2018). So, it
becomes vital for a person to formulate plans and take actions for their development. It is
necessary for an individual to work effectively. Action plan is formulated below:
Skill Importance Actions that will help to
improve
Communication
Skills
It is important to have goods and
effective communication skills to
work in the workplace and build
I will practice and talk effectively
with all my colleagues and this
will help to enhance my

relations. As well as being nurse it is
necessary to have good interaction
skills and communicate effectively
with the patients and their family
members.
communication skills.
Flexibility It is seen that due to COVID 19 the
need of health care workers is
enhancing (Tucker and Goodings,
2017). At this time it is important to
be flexible and attend the patients as
and when they are in need.
It is vital to note that by working
and doing meditation I will be
able to enhance my flexibility and
will help me to work effectively.
Technical Skills As there is need to work effectively
and being a nurse it becomes
necessary to enhance my technical
skills and provide best to the patients.
By taking training and
development I will be able to
enhance my technical skills
(Giezeman, Arne and Theander,
2017). Along with that by being
attentive also I will able to learn
and develop a lot.
Understanding
skills
It is vital and important for an
individual to understand the problem
that the patient is facing (McCall,
2020). As the proper treatment can be
given after knowing and
understanding them.
By reading books and well as
asking seniors I will be able to
enhance my understanding skills
that will help me.
Reflection
It is analysed that there is need of knowing the skills that need improvement. It is vital to
note that today all the parts of world are facing the issue of covid-19 and that is the reason the
important and work of health practitioners is enhancing day-by-day full stop it is also vital for
them to understand the requirement and the scenario so as they can enhance their skills and
knowledge that will help them to deal with the patient's. It is seen that the hospitals are not free

and the doctors and nurses have to do duty whole day without any break. They do not get time
for themselves and their families they are given duty by facing the challenges of their own life. It
is time to become attentive and take actions that will help to come out of this challenge of
pandemic that the world is facing. No doubt the situation of doctors is always flexible like they
need to work as invent an emergency case arise. But nowadays it has become more important for
all of us to be attentive and take the decisions that are for benefit of the hospital society as well
as patient. I have decided to work on my communication skills and interact with patients in such
a manner that they forget about their disease and are able to recover fast. I try to motivate these
patients and talk to them so that they feel good and are not depressed due to their disease. It is
seen that are duties and responsibilities are enhancing so I am trying to enhance my technical
skills but be attentive and listening carefully to my seniors. I am trying my best to do to all the
things that are best for the patient and their family. Also analyse that a person who understands is
able to deal with the situation in a calm manner and find solution. There are various challenges
that we are facing as a health care worker but it is not the time to think about these challenges but
we are trying to solve all the issues that are faced by the patients and helping them in their fast
recovery. We are trying our best to change the situation and make the world COVID 19 free. It is
really important for me and my team to co-operate with each other and solve the problems and
issues that are faced by the patients at utmost priority. I have understood the situation and I am
not scared of change but I am trying my best to enhance the skills that will help me to work at
my level best and help my team as well as the patients that are in need.

CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be analysed that a person should know about the career
opportunities that are available and select the best according to the interest and qualification. It is
not possible that there are no challenges that a current path. There are various changes that take
place due to the dynamic nature of environment. So, in this report there is discussion related to
the changes that take place and how to manage those changes by knowing about self. SWOT
analysis help to know about the same. After that action plan is formulated to work on the skills
that need improvement and will help to adopt change successful.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Giezeman, M., Arne, M. and Theander, K., 2017. Adherence to guidelines in patients with
chronic heart failure in primary health care. Scandinavian journal of primary health
care, 35(4), pp.336-343.
Gordon, P. and Plamping, D., 2018. Primary health care–its characteristics and potential.
In Extending Primary Care (pp. 1-16). CRC Press.
Greenberg, N., Docherty, M., Gnanapragasam, S. and Wessely, S., 2020. Managing mental
health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic. bmj, 368.
Joseph, T.D. and Marrow, H.B., 2017. Health care, immigrants, and minorities: lessons from the
affordable care act in the US.
McCall, B., 2020. COVID-19 and artificial intelligence: protecting health-care workers and
curbing the spread. The Lancet Digital Health, 2(4), pp.e166-e167.
Miller, R., Weir, C. and Gulati, S., 2018. Transforming primary care: scoping review of research
and practice. Journal of Integrated care.
Oliveira, D., Zarit, S.H. and Orrell, M., 2019. Health-promoting self-care in family caregivers of
people with dementia: The views of multiple stakeholders. The Gerontologist, 59(5),
pp.e501-e511.
Silverman, D., 2020. Applying the qualitative method to clinical care. In Researching health
care (pp. 176-188). Routledge.
Tucker, I.M. and Goodings, L., 2017. Digital atmospheres: affective practices of care in
Elefriends. Sociology of Health & Illness, 39(4), pp.629-642.