Effective Learning and Development in Health and Social Care Sector

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the learning process within the health and social care sector. It delves into Kolb's Learning Cycle, examining its application in scenarios such as communicating with individuals with hearing impairments. The report explores various learning theories, including behavioral, cognitive, Gestalt, and humanistic approaches, and discusses their relevance in healthcare workplaces. Furthermore, it investigates different learning styles, factors influencing effective learning development, and personal learning style assessments using the VARK system. The report also addresses workplace learning plans, teaching strategies, assessment methods, and barriers to learning for both staff and service users, emphasizing the importance of identifying and supporting individual learning needs. It highlights the role of effective planning and innovation in supporting individuals with learning difficulties, concluding with a summary of key findings and recommendations.

Understanding the Learning Process
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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Task 2...............................................................................................................................................4
Q3. At what stage of Kolb’s Learning Cycle did Elma start her learning? What did she do in
respect of each of the subsequent stages of the cycle? Using the following questions explain
different ways in which learning can occur in health and social care workplaces..........................5
M1. An effective approach to study and research has been applied to different
theories/techniques in which learning can occur in health and social care workplaces..................7
Task 3 Q4. Explain the concepts of learning styles.........................................................................8
Q5. Explain factors that influence effective learning development................................................9
Q6. Use the VARK system or Honey and Mumford test to assess your own learning style........11
Q7. Analyse the various influences that affect your own learning in relation to the learning
theory.............................................................................................................................................12
Task 4.............................................................................................................................................13
1. Describe the factors that you need to consider in your workplace learning plan......................13
2. Present relevant teaching strategies to support the learning of others in your workplace.........14
3. Suggest a strategy for delivering and assessing learning in health and social care workplace. 15
4. Explain the barriers to learning by your staff and the service users in the care home that may
be experienced at work..................................................................................................................16
5. Describe the different methods you may use to identify the learning needs of your staff or
service users...................................................................................................................................17
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6. After identifying the individual learning needs in step 5, how would you support the individual
learning needs and evaluate the approaches you used to support..................................................18
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. You
can provide evidence of planning logs..........................................................................................19
D3- Innovation and creative thought have been applied when evaluating strategies to support
individuals with learning difficulties/ disabilities in their learning...............................................20
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................21
References......................................................................................................................................22
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Introduction
This assignment is about the understanding the process of the learning and different types of
impact of the learning styles of the learning on the individuals and the concepts of different
learning style which was used by the Elma for communicating which the deaf person. Different
strategies are suggested for delivering and accessing the learning in the workplace of health and
care and the factors are considered about the workplace learning programme. It has been
explained about how the organization can support the learning need of the individual of the
workers of health and social care.
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Task 2
Introduction
In the case of 90-year-old Smith, who is suffering from complete lack of hearing ability is taken
into observation to provide with a technique to communicate with other people. There are
various learning abilities through which patients suffering from a partial impairment or complete
incapability can learn to communicate and live an efficient life. Throughout the case study,
Kolb’s learning cycles, theories related to Kolb’s learning, and ways that are to be considered for
learning in health and social care workplaces.
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Q3. At what stage of Kolb’s Learning Cycle did Elma start her learning? What did she do in
respect of each of the subsequent stages of the cycle? Using the following questions explain
different ways in which learning can occur in health and social care workplaces.
Elma began learning at humanistic therapy which is made to help the patient develop a better,
healthier knowledge of self while keeping intact the understanding of feelings to gain a sense of
meaning in life. The humanistic way in psychiatrist medication is used as guidance. The theory
is relatively based on enthusiastic nature and emotions of individuals. A councillor in order to
proceed in development and healing of the client creates a mindful, calming atmosphere where
the client will not feel the unreliability. Furthermore, it will provide the client with a sense of
security and self-regard.
With basic nature of the social conduct, the advisor will try to talk and communicate with the
customers about turning and bothering issues. There is a constructive purpose of this treatment
for it presents forth the essentials of human morals and methodologies. The disposition helps
build a strong connective bond between specialist and customer.
The subsequent stage of the cycle
The employees in health and social care sector primarily begin with two connected learning
parts; In participating and commanding their own learning and in helping the learning of others.
The cycle of learning has been categorised into 4 parts of the theory (Kolb, 2014).
Behavioural theory:
Theories that incorporate with authorities that do not look for extreme qualities and capabilities.
The performance of the pioneers is the sole extraction of study. Standard behaviourists perform
solid and dynamic cycled assignments. They will provoke harmful and encouraging fortification.
They are highly imaginative in optimizing the use of fortification through learned methodology.
Cognitive theory:
The hypothesis generally considers the brain and its capacities i.e. focused mind. It creates ideas,
retaining of information, knowledge, and passing it amongst association with them. In this
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condition, the psyche will perform. The know-how is the fundamental functioning component of
this hypothesis. It analyses the brain as functioning on facts and figures whereas it works on
knowledge and logic. This study of theories stands to justify that individual’s conduct, functions;
affect is highly moulded from the surrounding environment, instead of only involvement of
internal forces. The knowledge and the programming of the future function is something very
unique per say in case of associates whereas it is in the eccentric background in case of the same
individual.
Gestalt theory:
The theory that implies the elements that are classified as important or are widely recognized for
their function can be overridden by diverse qualities of the entire. For instance, let’s consider a
tree with stem, leaves, extensions, cherry blossoms etc. What one might clearly notice is the
whole tree completely devoid of the knowledge of its elements, where one is mindful,
completely aware of the general article that is the tree. Elements are conclusive and must but the
fact that they can just be plainly observed.
Humanistic theory:
Humanistic theory as the name suggests refers to the passionate sentiments, human emotions of
the people. In this hypothesis, a learner is permitted to pick themselves any personal conduct in
reference to responding to general jolts. The real fulfilment of the theory relies on encouraging
self-awareness in all kind.
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M1. An effective approach to study and research has been applied to different
theories/techniques in which learning can occur in health and social care workplaces.
There are ways in which learning can occur in health and social care workplaces
The humanistic approach is widely used in the healthcare field for psychiatrist treatments such as
counselling due to the reason this theory is entirely based on emotional feelings of human beings.
By this theory, it is implied that humans have a tendency to generate potential. It has to be
carefully traced and generate for it has the wide potential of destroying lives and living
condition. The ones who are loved will behave strangely for they are not aware of their inner
feelings which are currently taking habitat in a person’s brain (Kolb, 2014).
The motive of a councillor is to create and provide an environment where their client could not
feel unsafe and insecure. This development will help them open up about their issues and
concerns that bother them or are bothering them. This will help councillors generate a sense of
security and self-esteem in their clients. Communication is the key for it is utmost important to
convey both guilt and sorrows to feel at ease again, this communication with the learned
individual is known as therapy. The most important outcome of a professional therapy is that it
promotes deep humanistic values and approaches. This regard towards personal health
strengthens the bond of a client and a counsellor (Kolb, 2014).
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Task 3
Q4. Explain the concepts of learning styles.
1974, Kolb’s theory of learning set out four peculiar learning styles; it is based on a four-stage
learning cycle. According to Kolb, it is natural that other people opt for a single certain different
kind of learning style. There are various and numerous factors that affect a person’s choice and
selected style, for instance, the educational moments, social environments, and the sole cognitive
model of the individuals. No matter the choice of style or the influence, the learning styles
remains the product of two set of variables, or per say two different ‘choices’ that we make,
these choices Kolb states as lines of the axis, each of them creating conflict modes at both ends.
An exemplary presentation of two continuums of Kolb is that the east-west axis is known as
Processing Continuum (How one approaches to an assigned task), and the north-south axis that is
known as Perception Continuum (the emotional response, or how one thinks or feels about it)
(Barker, et. al. 2016).
According to Kolb, an individual is not able to perform both variables while being on a single
axis at a time (i.e. feel and think). The learning style that humans go through is a product of
choice decision between two. It is simpler to notice the formation of Kolb’s learning system in
ways of two-by-two matrix. Each of the learning styles is a presentation of a combination of two
desired or chosen styles.
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Q5. Explain factors that influence effective learning development.
Motivation
Motivation as the word suggests, helps the reader and learner to grow and learn. The mentors,
guides, and teachers are expected to be motivating their students to perceive best and more.
Environment
There are several environmental factors that affect the learning. Appropriate and suitable
environment promote healthy and effective learning.
Communication
The distance between teacher and students can be overcome by communication. The medium of
communication can be chosen and well picked by the speaker, lecturer and the learner and
listener. Some of the most interactive communication mediums in the market are audio, internet,
social media, video, and newspapers (Barker, et. al. 2016.
Time
Time management is an utmost quality to acquire and follow in order to learn and grow. The
lecturers are to be aware of the learner’s capability in analyzing and understanding the
information within a set period of time.
Culture
There are many cultural learning ways in the learning process. The education level of a country
represents the growth status of it everywhere i.e. in terms of developed and developing countries.
Hence, the variety and diversity present in the world vary from culture to culture ultimately
affecting the standard of teaching everywhere in the world. It is difficult to follow different
ways of learning since they vary in touch, body gestures, visuals, etc (Wilson, 2014).
Preparation
The lecturers are expected to have a general idea of the way of their students i.e. learners
understand. It is important to know the parameter of learners’ capability and capacity of grasping
knowledge and information. There should be a written record of the needs of learners with
lecturers.
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Learning goals
The lecturers must have the capability of curing the needs of learners in regard to learning and
teaching. The doubts that remain in learners are doubts that lecturers need to bring out and
confront with general, calm behaviour, and demeanour.
Legal barriers
The education system that requires legal documentation of information apart from personal data
such as identity proofs requires to maintain an informative legal section to hold acquired data of
learners.
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Q6. Use the VARK system or Honey and Mumford test to assess your own learning style.
Visual learners refer to learning finest with observing, realistic visuals representations for e.g.
graphs, gifts, features, delineations, outlines etc are all important and basic learning apparatuses
in case of visual learners. The inclination of interest towards the visual type of learning would
include analysis of graphical, pictorial representation of information and data (Barker, et. al.
2016).
The aural learner is learners who intake information by listening to the data (sound related
learners). These learners have a tendency to have out of the capabilities in regard to varied sorts
of arrangement and also are highly efficient at recalling anything that has been explained to
them. Aural learners grasp from what they hear and address that information as important,
beneficial, and likewise.
Reading learners refer to the learning of acquired data as seen in the piece of writing. Learning
from resources that are broadly content-based and preferred are a case of such type of learners.
Reading learners function in preparing self-notes and referring to them in case of need.
Kinaesthetic learners refer to learners gaining knowledge in the most appropriate and convincing
manner that is by performing and feeling. Experience is aesthetic in case of kinesthetic learners.
The knowledge and experience gained through varied emotions and feelings are substantial and
authentic in their respective ways (Barker, et. al. 2016).
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