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Level 6 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Strategic Professionalism and Lifelong Learning

HSC601 · Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care — Week 11 of 16

CourseHSC601
Week11 of 16
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This week’s topics

Strategic Professionalism and Lifelong Learning

  1. Synthesizing reflective practice into leadership culture
  2. Sustaining personal resilience and well-being
  3. Career pathway mapping
  4. Continuous professional development (CPD) portfolio creation
  5. The 3Ps of professional practice
  6. Professional Boundaries and Self-Care for Mental Health Consultants

What you will be able to do

  • 1.3 Evaluate the effectiveness of the development plan in relation to their own progression as a health and social care manager.
  • 2.2 Explain the importance of reflective practice in continuously improving the quality of service provided.
  • 2.3 Reflect on day to day work practice.
  • 3.3 Discuss how to improve personal contributions to the collective effectiveness of a team.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate the effectiveness of the development plan in relation to their own progression as a health and social care manager.

Study materials

Videos

  • The 3Ps of professional practice · YouTube · Siobhan Maclean · 11 min · for registered students
  • Professional Boundaries and Self-Care for Mental Health Consultants · YouTube · First 5 Alameda County · 57 min · for registered students
  • Michael West: collective leadership for culture change · YouTube · The King's Fund · 6 min · for registered students
  • Manager ≠ Mate. Friendships, boundaries and favouritism · YouTube · We Lead · 11 min · for registered students
  • What is 'Professionalism'? · YouTube · The Open University Business School · 6 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Leadership for a collaborative and inclusive future (Messenger review, 2022) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • A promise to learn – a commitment to act (Berwick review into patient safety, 2013) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • Perceived leadership style and subjective well-being of employees · Reading · Reading, article · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
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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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