Principles of Personal Development in Adult Social Care and Settings
What is required for good practice in adult social care
Standards that influence the way adult social care job roles are carried out. Codes of Practice set out the criteria against which providers are assessed by. They also describe the standards of conduct and practice with which workers must carry out their activities and ensure that what they do is competent and consistent with the values of their employer. These standards are how registrants’ ‘fitness to practice’ is determined. For a care worker to work in a certain profession, they have to register with their particular Professional Council and then work to the Codes of Practice which they deem fit. Not following their Code of Practice could result in them being taken of the register and no longer allowed to work in that role. Codes of Practice are specific to work roles:
■ Codes of Practice for Social Care Workers and Employers: General Social Care Council
(GSCC)
■ Codes or Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses & midwives
Reflecting on work activities is an important way to develop own knowledge and skills.
Reflection on your own practice is important because it allows you to assess what you are doing well, identify areas where you might like or maybe need more training or guidance in to ensure you are performing to the best you can, and are meeting all standards and expectations within the elderly house policies and procedures. Reflecting on your practice can enhance and improve your confidence and self esteem because you can look at what you are doing well, the things you have learnt and achieved and feel good about yourself especially if you have done something with ease that you used to find difficult, if you have done something you never did well in or something that you have never tried before. This then gives you confidence to continue working well and to aim to try other new things or to use what new skills or knowledge you have gained in your practices.
Standards that influence the way adult social care job roles are carried out. Codes of Practice set out the criteria against which providers are assessed by. They also describe the standards of conduct and practice with which workers must carry out their activities and ensure that what they do is competent and consistent with the values of their employer. These standards are how registrants’ ‘fitness to practice’ is determined. For a care worker to work in a certain profession, they have to register with their particular Professional Council and then work to the Codes of Practice which they deem fit. Not following their Code of Practice could result in them being taken of the register and no longer allowed to work in that role. Codes of Practice are specific to work roles:
■ Codes of Practice for Social Care Workers and Employers: General Social Care Council
(GSCC)
■ Codes or Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses & midwives
Reflecting on work activities is an important way to develop own knowledge and skills.
Reflection on your own practice is important because it allows you to assess what you are doing well, identify areas where you might like or maybe need more training or guidance in to ensure you are performing to the best you can, and are meeting all standards and expectations within the elderly house policies and procedures. Reflecting on your practice can enhance and improve your confidence and self esteem because you can look at what you are doing well, the things you have learnt and achieved and feel good about yourself especially if you have done something with ease that you used to find difficult, if you have done something you never did well in or something that you have never tried before. This then gives you confidence to continue working well and to aim to try other new things or to use what new skills or knowledge you have gained in your practices.