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Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Health and Social Care

Applying Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care in practice: case studies

HSC302 · Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care — Week 12 of 16

CourseHSC302
Week12 of 16
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This week’s topics

Applying Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care in practice: case studies

  1. Case analysis
  2. Linking theory to practice
  3. Evaluating evidence
  4. Social constructionism in social care

What you will be able to do

  • 3.2 Evaluate own knowledge, competence and understanding against relevant standards.
  • 3.3 Justify the role of feedback to evaluate own performance and inform development.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

  • Social constructionism in social care · YouTube · Siobhan Maclean · 9 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • The Cavendish Review: healthcare assistants and support workers in NHS and social care (2013) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • CQC: Assessment framework (quality statements) · Reading · Other, guidance · for registered students
  • Leadership for a collaborative and inclusive future (Messenger review, 2022) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · 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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