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Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Applying Reflection to Care Practice

HSC402 · Professional Development and Academic Writing Skills — Week 10 of 16

CourseHSC402
Week10 of 16
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This week’s topics

Applying Reflection to Care Practice

  1. Critical incident analysis
  2. Reflective journaling
  3. Linking reflection to practice improvement
  4. Evaluating the impact of reflective habits
  5. The journey from reflection towards reflexivity
  6. Reflective Practice
  7. The Big 6 reflective model

What you will be able to do

  • 4.2 Apply reflective practice techniques to improve performance.
  • 4.3 Evaluate the effectiveness of own reflective practice.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: apply reflective practice techniques to improve performance.

Study materials

Videos

  • The journey from reflection towards reflexivity · YouTube · Siobhan Maclean · 18 min · for registered students
  • Reflective Practice · YouTube · Clinical Excellence Commission · 3 min · for registered students
  • The Big 6 reflective model · YouTube · Siobhan Maclean · 15 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Educational Psychology (Seifert & Sutton), Appendix C: The reflective practitioner · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 351–376 · for registered students
  • Writing Guide, 20.5: Looking Back, Looking Forward · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 673–678 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Principles of Academic Writing
  • Week 2: Academic Conventions and Self-Review
  • Week 3: Introduction to Professional Development
  • Week 4: Overcoming Barriers and Selecting CPD
  • Week 5: Evaluating Knowledge Against Professional Standards
  • Week 6: Goal Setting and Learning Preferences
  • Week 7: Constructing a Professional Development Plan
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Theories and Models of Reflective Practice
  • Week 10: Applying Reflection to Care Practice
  • Week 11: Monitoring Progress and Continuous Review
  • Week 12: Applying Professional Development and Academic Writing Skil…
  • 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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