Level3 Shc 32 Health and Social
Unit SHC 32
Engage in personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
The knowledge and skills addressed in this unit are key to working effectively in all aspects of your practice. It is essential to know how to evaluate your work and how you can improve on what you do, and to understand the factors that have influenced your attitudes and beliefs. With the major changes, new policies and ongoing research in this sector, you need to make sure that you are up to date in work practices and knowledge, and aware of current thinking. This is not an option but a duty that you accept when you choose to become a professional worker in the social care sector. The people that you support have a right to expect that your practice is always of a high standard and up to date.
In this unit you will:
■■ understand what is required for competence in own
work role
■■ be able to reflect on practice ■■ be able to evaluate own performance ■■ be able to agree a personal development plan ■■ be able to use learning opportunities and reflective
practice to contribute to personal development.
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Level 3 Health and Social Care Diploma
1. Understand what is required for competence in own work role
1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role
The specific duties and responsibilities of your job will vary depending on your role and the employer you work for. If you work for a large employer, whether in the public, private or voluntary sectors, you will probably have had a period of induction, where you will have learned about:
• • •
social care. The regulator in the UK country in which you work will require that you follow the Code of Practice (see page 49) that lays out the duties and expectations for everyone who works in the sector.
Key terms
Code of Practice – a set of
Engage in personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
The knowledge and skills addressed in this unit are key to working effectively in all aspects of your practice. It is essential to know how to evaluate your work and how you can improve on what you do, and to understand the factors that have influenced your attitudes and beliefs. With the major changes, new policies and ongoing research in this sector, you need to make sure that you are up to date in work practices and knowledge, and aware of current thinking. This is not an option but a duty that you accept when you choose to become a professional worker in the social care sector. The people that you support have a right to expect that your practice is always of a high standard and up to date.
In this unit you will:
■■ understand what is required for competence in own
work role
■■ be able to reflect on practice ■■ be able to evaluate own performance ■■ be able to agree a personal development plan ■■ be able to use learning opportunities and reflective
practice to contribute to personal development.
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Level 3 Health and Social Care Diploma
1. Understand what is required for competence in own work role
1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role
The specific duties and responsibilities of your job will vary depending on your role and the employer you work for. If you work for a large employer, whether in the public, private or voluntary sectors, you will probably have had a period of induction, where you will have learned about:
• • •
social care. The regulator in the UK country in which you work will require that you follow the Code of Practice (see page 49) that lays out the duties and expectations for everyone who works in the sector.
Key terms
Code of Practice – a set of