CourseHSC302

Week9 of 16

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This week’s topics

The role of feedback in professional growth

Sources of feedback including peers and service users
Formal and informal appraisals
Handling constructive criticism
Informing practice adjustments
The secret to giving great feedback | The Way We Work, a TED series
Lecture 56: Setting Goals and Providing Constructive Feedback
Handling Difficult Conversations About Poor Performance
Feedback and evaluation

What you will be able to do

3.3 Justify the role of feedback to evaluate own performance and inform development.

Activity

Start with this week’s 4 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: justify the role of feedback to evaluate own performance and inform development.

Study materials

Videos

Handling Difficult Conversations About Poor Performance · YouTube · We Lead · 12 min · for registered students
Feedback and evaluation · Oak National Academy, Key Stage 4 (GCSE level) · for registered students

Further resources

Leadership for a collaborative and inclusive future (Messenger review, 2022) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
The Cavendish Review: healthcare assistants and support workers in NHS and social care (2013) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
Educational Psychology (Seifert & Sutton), Appendix C: The reflective practitioner · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 351–376 · for registered students

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Course plan

Week 1: Roles, responsibilities, and professional boundaries
Week 2: National standards and codes of conduct
Week 3: Personal values and professional practice
Week 4: Introduction to reflective practice
Week 5: Applying reflection to care scenarios
Week 6: Evaluating own performance in practice
Week 7: Benchmarking knowledge and competence
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: The role of feedback in professional growth
Week 10: Support mechanisms for professional learning
Week 11: Personal development planning
Week 12: Applying Personal and Professional Development in Health an…
Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
Week 15: Review and coursework completion
Final: Final assessment and submission

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