CHCPRP003 Reflect on an improve own professional practice

Question 1 a How is reflective practice defined in the reading ? Reflective practice is the ability to reflect on one's actions so as to engage in a process of continuous learning. According to one definition it involves "paying critical attention to the practical values and theories which inform everyday actions, by examining practice reflectively and reflexively. Reflections are an ongoing occurrence that enables us educators to think honestly about our professional practice and ideas. It challenges us to take a step back to analyse our personal experiences to enhance learning and speculate upon the future and act. Reflective practice gives a better understanding of why things happen. It assists you to recognize good practice as well as change and improve what is not working well. Question 1 b List five ways reflective practice can help you as an early childhood education? •gather information that supports, informs, assesses and enriches decision-making about appropriate professional practices • continually develop their professional knowledge and skills to enable them to provide the best possible learning and development opportunities for all children • promote practices that have been shown to be successful in supporting children’s learning and development • use evidence to inform planning for early childhood experiences and practice • challenge and change some practices Question 1 c Describe each stage of the process that occurs in each of the five stages of the reflective process cycle? Collect Information The educators working in a long day care setting were concerns about a few of the newly enrolled toddlers and preschoolers whose families have recently arrived as refugees from Pakistan. Both parents and children are finding morning separation very difficult. The children are refusing to eat during meal times, not engaged with experiences on offer throughout the day. and do not settle well during rest time. The strategies typically used to support children and their families during transition periods has not been working during these circumstances. CHC50113 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care Unit Code - CHCPRP003 Unit Name - Reflect on improve own professional practice 2 Identify an issue or topic Gather evidence Talk to children, families, other professionals Reflect Question/Analyse ● What strategies are we currently using to help children and families settle into the centre? Why isn’t it working now? Improvements need to be made? ● What do we know about different culture? ● What child rearing practices should we be aware of? ● What do we know about these autistic children and their families? ● What changes can we implement to support these families? ● Who could help us? ● What could help us? While reflecting, discussing, analysing these questions educators pointed out that although children and families from diverse cultural backgrounds within the setting, none of the educators had any experience working with refugee children and families. Some educators thought the children will settle over the coming weeks once they get use to coming to the centre and when they start forming relationships with other children and room educators. Most educators were also not familiar with other cultures, beliefs and traditions. What is happening? Why? How? When? Who benefits? Who is disadvantaged? What could be improved? Reflect Plan Upon further discussions, the educators decided that they needed to act now rather than wait, due to these families experiences differed from those families already at the centre and these families wellbeing was a priority. Educators prioritized a long and short term action plan. Based on what you learned, decide whether