HCS CM9 Reflective Practice
D1 identify standard relating to professional development in
health and social care.
One standard relating to professional development in health
and social care is reflective practice, this is the process where
health care workers reflect on their own work and can lead
them to improving their skills, decision making and they would
be able to provide much higher quality care. There are different
ways you can reflect, like in a much simpler term it is allowing
you to adapt and change the knowledge you have done so that
you improve own learning. ‘Reflecting together with your
colleague and other professionals can also allow you to identify
complex issues you encounter in your practices that are
common across organisations or departments.’ ( hcpc, 2021,
online)
The equality act was made for individual's, and it demonstrates
how to treat everyone fairly and legally ensuring to protect
people from things like discrimination or racism. ‘It also means
supporting people's rights and ensuring every person has equal
rights and opportunity to improve their lives’ (Linda Wyatt et al,
2017, p2). The equality act is about protecting anyone of age,
no matter which gender, whether they are married, have a
disability, their race and nationality. This act works to protect
you in different situations such as work or in education. There
are many types of discrimination when focusing on equality, a
direct discrimination is caused by treating someone different
because of their disability, another one is discrimination by
association it is being treated unfairly because of being linked
with another person of disability even if you don't have it
yourself. There are many more ways such as harassment and
victimising one person which also means treating an individual
unfairly which leads to them having low self-esteem and
confidence. The equality act helps practitioners reflect on their
practise, such as their teaching methods or behaviour
management because it ensures that they are adapting.
, Reflection can be inclusive for both staff and users as they
could work together and decide what needs improvement. This
will help them identify areas which are weak and continue
learning for enhanced development. The equality act
2010/2014 supports practitioners in becoming reflective and
recognising where to reflect as it raises awareness and makes
health care providers understand better the different forms of
discrimination and how everyone should be treated with dignity
and respect.
The care quality commission (CQC), health and care
professions council (HCPC) and general medical council (GMC)
all encourage reflection in relation to health and social care and
help to support patients best to a high standard. This is usually
done by there being higher professional standards and is
important helps individuals learn from their own experiences.
General medical council encourages reflection as it ensures
that doctors continuously reflect on their own practice how
they are doing and providing care to patients they would
regularly keep up to date on training gain more knowledge
learn new skills and would look back on how they have
improved overtime. Health and care professions council
encourage reflective practice health care professionals include
dietician's, physiotherapists and many more they learn from
different challenges in their roles and helps to enhance and
better their skills and the give much better care to the patients
or to others in the health care sector as they learn from their
mistakes and where they went wrong. Care quality commission
encourage reflection by assessing whether it is done the
correct way and helps to improve the safety and quality of care
and help which is being provided. They all encourage reflection
by focusing on the importance of professional development and
how continuous development should occur in order to gain new
skills and knowledge.
Care Act 2014 is a legislation that ensures that individuals
receive appropriate and adequate care. It focuses on promoting
D1 identify standard relating to professional development in
health and social care.
One standard relating to professional development in health
and social care is reflective practice, this is the process where
health care workers reflect on their own work and can lead
them to improving their skills, decision making and they would
be able to provide much higher quality care. There are different
ways you can reflect, like in a much simpler term it is allowing
you to adapt and change the knowledge you have done so that
you improve own learning. ‘Reflecting together with your
colleague and other professionals can also allow you to identify
complex issues you encounter in your practices that are
common across organisations or departments.’ ( hcpc, 2021,
online)
The equality act was made for individual's, and it demonstrates
how to treat everyone fairly and legally ensuring to protect
people from things like discrimination or racism. ‘It also means
supporting people's rights and ensuring every person has equal
rights and opportunity to improve their lives’ (Linda Wyatt et al,
2017, p2). The equality act is about protecting anyone of age,
no matter which gender, whether they are married, have a
disability, their race and nationality. This act works to protect
you in different situations such as work or in education. There
are many types of discrimination when focusing on equality, a
direct discrimination is caused by treating someone different
because of their disability, another one is discrimination by
association it is being treated unfairly because of being linked
with another person of disability even if you don't have it
yourself. There are many more ways such as harassment and
victimising one person which also means treating an individual
unfairly which leads to them having low self-esteem and
confidence. The equality act helps practitioners reflect on their
practise, such as their teaching methods or behaviour
management because it ensures that they are adapting.
, Reflection can be inclusive for both staff and users as they
could work together and decide what needs improvement. This
will help them identify areas which are weak and continue
learning for enhanced development. The equality act
2010/2014 supports practitioners in becoming reflective and
recognising where to reflect as it raises awareness and makes
health care providers understand better the different forms of
discrimination and how everyone should be treated with dignity
and respect.
The care quality commission (CQC), health and care
professions council (HCPC) and general medical council (GMC)
all encourage reflection in relation to health and social care and
help to support patients best to a high standard. This is usually
done by there being higher professional standards and is
important helps individuals learn from their own experiences.
General medical council encourages reflection as it ensures
that doctors continuously reflect on their own practice how
they are doing and providing care to patients they would
regularly keep up to date on training gain more knowledge
learn new skills and would look back on how they have
improved overtime. Health and care professions council
encourage reflective practice health care professionals include
dietician's, physiotherapists and many more they learn from
different challenges in their roles and helps to enhance and
better their skills and the give much better care to the patients
or to others in the health care sector as they learn from their
mistakes and where they went wrong. Care quality commission
encourage reflection by assessing whether it is done the
correct way and helps to improve the safety and quality of care
and help which is being provided. They all encourage reflection
by focusing on the importance of professional development and
how continuous development should occur in order to gain new
skills and knowledge.
Care Act 2014 is a legislation that ensures that individuals
receive appropriate and adequate care. It focuses on promoting
