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Level 6 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Critical Reflection on Daily Work Practice

HSC601 · Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care — Week 4 of 16

CourseHSC601
Week4 of 16
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This week’s topics

Critical Reflection on Daily Work Practice

  1. Critical incident analysis
  2. Structured reflective journaling
  3. Emotional intelligence in operational decisions
  4. Navigating ethical dilemmas
  5. Reflective Practice: Keeping Reflective Journals. Student Connect Webinar 74
  6. The social work reflective onion

What you will be able to do

  • 2.3 Reflect on day to day work practice.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: reflect on day to day work practice.

Study materials

Videos

  • Reflective Practice: Keeping Reflective Journals. Student Connect Webinar 74 · YouTube · Siobhan Maclean · 74 min · for registered students
  • The social work reflective onion · YouTube · Siobhan Maclean · 48 min · for registered students
  • Reflective writing in social work. Social Work Student Connect Wednesday Webinar 4 · YouTube · Siobhan Maclean · 76 min · for registered students
  • Schon's Modes of Reflection · YouTube · Reflective Educators HQ · 8 min · for registered students
  • Reflection in Action vs Reflection on Action (5 Minute Explainer) · YouTube · Helpful Professor Explains! · 5 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Organizational Behavior, ch. 6.2: Emotional intelligence in decision-making · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; p. 150 · for registered students
  • Educational Psychology (Seifert & Sutton), Appendix C: The reflective practitioner · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 351–376 · for registered students
  • Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Self-Assessment and Learning Styles in Leadership
  • Week 2: Theoretical Frameworks of Reflective Practice
  • Week 3: Reflective Practice and Continuous Quality Improvement
  • Week 4: Critical Reflection on Daily Work Practice
  • Week 5: Designing the Personal Development Plan (PDP)
  • Week 6: Collaborative Working in Multidisciplinary Teams
  • Week 7: Mitigating Barriers to Effective Teamwork
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Optimising Team Effectiveness and Synergy
  • Week 10: Evaluating Personal Development and Career Progression
  • Week 11: Strategic Professionalism and Lifelong Learning
  • 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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