Personal and Professional Development: A Psychiatrist's Perspective

This report focuses on personal and professional development, specifically within the context of psychiatry. It emphasizes the importance of skills such as time management, stress management, problem-solving, decision-making, and teamwork for effective patient care. The report utilizes the Gibbs reflective cycle to analyze and improve professional practices, providing a structured approach to self-assessment and skill enhancement. The author, working as a psychiatrist, identifies areas for improvement and discusses the application of the Gibbs reflective cycle to enhance understanding and performance. The report concludes that developing these skills is crucial for providing effective care and achieving professional goals. References to relevant literature are included to support the analysis.

Professional Studies

INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional development is very essential in developing
abilities and skills which are very essential for the sustaining in the
company (Faucher, 2011). Development in personal and professional areas
are helpful to overcoming barriers which occur on the path of achieving
goals and objectives. In addition to this, it is also helps in setting up
objectives, goals and strategies which helps in improving knowledge and
skills for better performance (Dent and Whitehead, 2013). Professional and
personal development is only possible when individual identify the areas in
which improvement is required. Further, it is also helpful in know the skills
which will be required in order to improve the performance of work.
Following ppt covers the areas in personal and professional development is
required. Moreover, it also covers the Gibbs reflective cycle which would
help in knowing the once own learning and understanding and experience.

Areas which will be focuses in
personal and professional development
As I am working as a psychiatrist there are many areas in which I need
improvement. There are many skills required for providing proper care to
the mental patients. Following are the areas in which I need
improvement:
Listening skills
Time management
Stress management

Problem solving
Decision making
Team work

Model for reflective theory
Gibbs reflective cycle was developed in 1988. In reflection processes there are
six stages involved (Reflective learning, 2016). According to this cycle, situation
has to be reflected by me, which took place as working as a psychiatrist of
mental patients. Gibbs reflective will be helpful in doing so. It would be helpful
in improving my practices as a psychiatrist.
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Cont...
Stage1: Description:
Stage 2: Feelings:
Stage 3: Evaluation:

Cont...
Stage 4: Analysis
Stage 5: Conclusion
Stage 6: Action plan

CONCLUSION
From this ppt, it can be articulated that as a psychiatrist it is very essential
to possess skills like understanding, decision making, team work, stress
management, time management, etc. These skills should be improved so
that mental patients could be treated more effectively. Further, Gibbs
reflective model was very helpful in explaining the situations easily and
in identifying the areas in which I lack. This type of situation which I
faced was helpful in developing my understanding. Thus, it can be
concluded that in any king of job skills are very helpful in performing the
given job effectively and efficiently.

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Dent, M. and Whitehead, S. eds., 2013. Managing Professional Identities: Knowledge,
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Faucher, C., 2011. Development of professional expertise in optometry. Optometry-
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Reflective learning, 2016. [Online]. Avaialable through:
https://www.kent.ac.uk/learning/PDP-and-employability/pdp/reflective.html [Accessed
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