Workplace Learning Program and Barriers in Health and Social Care

This essay provides a comprehensive understanding of the learning process within the health and social care sector. It explores various learning theories such as sensory stimulation, reinforcement, and experimental learning, relating them to the development of understanding and skills in healthcare professionals. The essay discusses Bloom's Taxonomy and its application in defining cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains of learning. It also examines different ways learning can occur in health and social care workplaces, including self-directed and employer-directed approaches, using Kolb's learning cycle as an example. Furthermore, the document delves into learning styles, factors influencing effective learning, and strategies for delivering and assessing learning in the workplace, while also addressing potential barriers and individual learning needs, offering innovative solutions to support learners with disabilities. This resource aims to enhance the understanding of learning processes and improve the delivery of healthcare services.

Understanding the learning process
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................4
Task 1.........................................................................................................................................5
1.1 Explain how different domains of learning apply to learn in health and social care...........5
1.3 Analyse how theories of learning relate to the development of understanding and skills in
health and social care.................................................................................................................7
M2 Techniques and theories of learning have been applied to the development of
understanding and skills in health and social care.....................................................................9
Task 2.......................................................................................................................................10
1.2 Explain different ways in which learning can occur in health and social care workplaces
..................................................................................................................................................10
M1 Different theories/techniques in which learning can occur in health and social care
workplaces................................................................................................................................11
Task 3.......................................................................................................................................12
Part 1........................................................................................................................................12
2.2 Explain the concepts of learning styles..............................................................................12
2.1 Explain factors that influence effective learning development..........................................13
2.3 Use the VARK system or Honey and Mumford test to assess your own learning style....14
2.4 Various influences that affect your own learning in relation to the learning theory..........15
M3 Explain the concepts of learning styles and its influences on learning and development of
individuals................................................................................................................................16
D1 Realistic improvements have been proposed against factors that influence your own
learning. Make relationships with learning theories................................................................17
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Task 4 - Case Scenario.............................................................................................................18
3.1 Describe factors to be considered when planning a workplace learning programme....18
3.2 Present relevant teaching strategies to support the learning of other for a health and
social care workplace...........................................................................................................19
3.3 Suggest a strategy for delivering and assessing learning in a health and social care
workplace.............................................................................................................................20
D2 In your workplace plan takes responsibility for designing your plan and implementing
your plan effectively. You must ensure you manage and organise relevant activities
accordingly...........................................................................................................................21
LO4..........................................................................................................................................22
4.1 Explain barriers to learning that may be encountered by individuals in the health and
social care workplace...........................................................................................................22
4.2 Describe methods of identifying individual learning needs...........................................23
4.3 Evaluate different approaches that could be adapted to support the individual learning
needs of health and social care workers...............................................................................24
D3 Innovation and creative thought have been applied when evaluating strategies to
support individuals with learning difficulties/ disabilities in their learning........................25
Conclusion................................................................................................................................26
References................................................................................................................................27
Appendix 1...............................................................................................................................29
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Introduction
Learning is an essential aspect of each and every kind of business and its concern operations.
An individual has to understand the learning process properly so that they will be going to
explore their skills in a better manner. This project is based on understanding the learning
process in health and social care. This project consists four sections out of which first is essay
writing which will be going to define various theories of learning. It will be also going to
depict about the impact of learning style on learning individual. Moreover, there will be
various strategies suggested for delivering and assessing learning in health and social care
context. It will also state individual learning needs of health and social care context.
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Task 1
1.1 Explain how different domains of learning apply to learn in health and
social care
The learning process is not limited in nature and essential for lifelong so that skills will be get
improved. In a life of a person, there is a need for learning so that their overall experience
tends to rises. In health and social care, care users learn a new thing by interacting and
dealing with a new individual. For defining learning domains, a major concept which requires
implementing in Health and social care is Bloom Taxonomy which enables and support in
applying to learn in health and social care process.
Bloom Taxonomy was created in 1956 by Dr Benjamin Bloom for promoting higher forms of
thinking in order to facilitate better learning. In health and social care, it can be often used so
that learning process will facilitate better and ineffective manner. Under this Taxonomy of
learning, there are mainly three major domains evaluated which facilitate and support
effective learning in HSC for delivering proper services (Sincero, 2018):
Cognitive: This domain of Taxonomy defines the development of knowledge and intellectual
skills as well. The cognitive domain describes three practical and instructional aspects which
are factor, understanding and application. Cognitive domain supports in enhancing
knowledge by acquiring it from others along with the development of mental skills. This
domain basically concentrates on six factors of knowledge, comprehension, application,
analysis, synthesis and evaluation. In health and social care context, such personalities
require which can recall everything at the proper time related with patients. They also have to
get learn about things related to an individual properly by reflecting on own knowledge in a
defined situation. Such people who want to work in HSC need the ability to differentiate the
things between facts and opinion. Thus, cognitive domain is helpful in reflecting learning at
HSC.
Affective: Under this domain aspect which facilitates in order to deal with things stated
properly. Affective domain is associated with aspects which enable in dealing things
emotionally like feelings, attitude etc. Thus, in HSC learning also includes about emotional,
feelings and attitude towards a particular consent at the time of learning. Affective domain
then divided into 5 other subdomains which include receiving phenomenon, response towards
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phenomena, valuing, organisation and characteristics. Learning in health and social care
requires defining these things proper to an individual so that they will be going to response
towards things effectively.
Psychomotor: This domain includes physical movement, coordination and motor skills
coordination. Under psychomotor domain, a person learns the handling of the manual task to
complex situations properly. In Health and social care, the complex situation always arises
like handling a person etc. Thus, for a person, it is an important stance to learn this thing
properly and effectively. This domain also has certain subdomains which are perception, set,
guided response, mechanism, adaptation and origination.
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1.3 Analyse how theories of learning relate to the development of
understanding and skills in health and social care
Health and social care service providers support an individual socially so that their deviation
in life would be controlled. It is an important aspect that development of an individual
understanding and skills in HSC. This growth facilitates and support in delivering of services
so that they will be going to treat each person with dignity. This development of
understanding and skills only get done with suitable learning theories. There are various
learning theories evaluated which need to relate with development of understanding and skills
in HSC for drawing and delivering proper learning as well as effective delivering of services:
Sensory stimulation theory, learning process is life-long which takes place for entire life-
spam. It is really important to draw better theory of learning in HSC so that optimum and
suitable enforcement of learning get done (Oxford Brookes University, 2011). One of an
important theory of learning is sensory simulation theory which defines that effective
learning lead to take place when senses got simulated or a process leads to take place
properly. Like many adults learn things by watching them. At the time of watching their
senses are in active preposition which facilitates them in better and effective learning. Visual
senses enhance ability of learning by 60% - 70%. This kind of learning is helpful in HSC
where a person development will be going to take place when they watch things in smart
classes and refer to certain live examples. Sensory simulation theory is helpful in learn many
things but only at the time when senses are in process or active.
Reinforcement theory, a person not only learns things through senses but also get understand
facts by reinforcing things properly. This reinforcement will be going to take place when a
positive behaviour got followed up. Learners always repeat such things which define positive
behaviour so that better and effective understanding will be going to take place. Along with
this, learners always want some appreciation so that positive working and operations take
place. These rewards could be in the form of verbal form or in written as well by providing
certificate and higher level position. In health and social care services, learners need positive
reinforcement while learning new things such as handling of operations, patients etc. This
will be going to build up their skills of adopting new things with drafting positive and
negative stances effectively.
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Experimental learning, apart from reinforcement learning, sensory simulation theory, there
are certain more number of theories interpret. These theories are associated with experimental
learning where person learns new things and aspects by experiments. This kind of learning
also enables in acquiring things from outside the educational world which impose them in
align work in real life context. Health and social care individuals can experience aspects
before going in a job at the time of internship. This theory of learning is helpful in developing
an individual understanding and skills so that their future growth could be estimated.
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M2 Techniques and theories of learning have been applied to the
development of understanding and skills in health and social care
In health and social care, there are various theories and techniques will be disseminated.
These theories are helpful in enhancing an individual learning properly so that chances of
deriving better and signified outcome become possible. For applying learning theory in HSC,
Bloom Taxonomy can be implemented which will define three major domain of learning:
cognitive, affective and psychomotor. Along with this, various learning theories enable in
developing an individual understanding and skills better. Thus, various theories which
enables in better learning are sensory simulation theory, reinforcement theory and
experimental learning theory.
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Task 2
1.2 Explain different ways in which learning can occur in health and social
care workplaces
Learning occurs in HSC at any time because there are various behaviour individuals found in
health and social care. Learning arises in HSC while interacting with an individual and
defines their behaviour as well. As per the provided case scenario, where Elma had a
conversation with Mr Smith who was deaf but he was able to read lips. Thus, in Kolb
Learning Cycle, Elma was on first stage where she experienced an individual who is deaf and
only read lips. So, she has an experience to deal with a deaf person. Then she decided for a
reflective observation where Elma starts to communicate with Mr Smith properly. On
Abstract conceptualisation, Elma determines the way which facilitates her to deal with Mr
Smith (McLeod, 2017). On the last stage, active experimentation, she had a conversation with
Mr Smith by put her face in front of him.
Source: (McLeod, 2017)
On the basis of define case, Elma learn the way where she can deal with deaf person who had
an ability to read lips. This is a one of a way where learning occurs in HSC as Elma utilise
Kolb Learning style. Following are certain more ways through which learning can present in
HSC so that better understanding and skills enhancement get done:
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Reading is one of another way through which learning can occur in HSC. A person can read
various thesis and case studies for understanding aspects of various individuals. This results
in better coordination and understanding of needs and way to deal with a person. Second
method through which learning can occur in HSC is employer directed where proper
induction programme organises for a person. This result them in promoting better
understanding and skills development.
M1 Different theories/techniques in which learning can occur in health and
social care workplaces
Kolb learning theory enables in better learning in health and social care. It is helpful for
understanding an individual behaviour properly so that effective assessment and delivery of
service leads to take place. Basically, there are two ways through which learning can occur in
health and social care: self-directed learning and employer directed learning. These two
models are helpful in defining better and effective learning so that proper understanding and
skills enhancement take place.
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Task 3
Part 1
2.2 Explain the concepts of learning styles
Learning style define as pattern which enables and supporting in providing direction to
teaching and learning. These are termed as set of factors, attitude, behaviour which facilitate
learning for a person in a define situation course. Learning styles enables in defining things
properly so that a person become able to understand aspects properly and effectively. There
are various learning styles get evaluated which facilitate and support a person to understand
various things and consideration in better and effective manner. In health and social care
practices, it is really essential to understand concept of learning style so that they will be
going to properly utilise.
One of most famous and appropriate learning model which enables in effective understanding
is VARK model. The VARK stands for, V- Visual, A – Audio, R – Reading, K – Kinesthesis.
This model describes four styles of learning so that effective and proper understanding of
stances gets done. Concept of learning style proclaim visual where a person can learn things
watching. This supports in identifying and analysing various things properly and chances of
earlier learning are more. Along with this, some aspects get identify and determine through
audio presentation under which things elaborated by saying or not to watch or display it
properly (Nakano, 2016). Reading aspect stated that things become more interesting and
appropriate to determine by read them only. This is more powerful than visual and audio
presentation of things. In health and social care consideration, this model is helpful for
defining each aspect in demonstrative manner.
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