Unit 202 Principles of personal development in adult social care settings
Unit 202 Principles of personal development in adult social care settings
Outcome 1 Understanding what is required for good practice in adult social care roles
Below is a list of some of the legislations that are relevant to adult social care. These make up ‘standards’ to follow for good practice.
Care Standards Act 2000
Domiciliary Care Regulations 2002
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999
GSCC Codes of Practice for social care workers
National Occupational Standards
Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSSH), Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR), etc.
Being able to reflect on our actions and experiences at work, learn from them and change our behavior accordingly are some of the most important personal development skills we can acquire. We need to consider knowledge, what we know and do not know. Skills, how able we are at doing something or not and practices. How we behave or perform a task. Reflective practice is the process that enables us to achieve a better understanding of ourselves, our knowledge and understanding, our skills and competencies, and workplace practices in general. It involves considering what we do:
Considering why we do it like that.
Considering whether it is successful.
Considering whether it could be done any better.
Planning for any changes to what we do.
Reflecting improves personal development as it causes us to become more self-aware. Being self-aware allows us to have raised awareness of others and how we care for them. We are able to identify weak work practices, monitor standards and consider alternative approaches and activities in pursuit of best practice. We have the opportunity to consider our own and others learning and development, thereby ensuring competent practice and improved quality of service. We are able to explore and deal
Outcome 1 Understanding what is required for good practice in adult social care roles
Below is a list of some of the legislations that are relevant to adult social care. These make up ‘standards’ to follow for good practice.
Care Standards Act 2000
Domiciliary Care Regulations 2002
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999
GSCC Codes of Practice for social care workers
National Occupational Standards
Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSSH), Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR), etc.
Being able to reflect on our actions and experiences at work, learn from them and change our behavior accordingly are some of the most important personal development skills we can acquire. We need to consider knowledge, what we know and do not know. Skills, how able we are at doing something or not and practices. How we behave or perform a task. Reflective practice is the process that enables us to achieve a better understanding of ourselves, our knowledge and understanding, our skills and competencies, and workplace practices in general. It involves considering what we do:
Considering why we do it like that.
Considering whether it is successful.
Considering whether it could be done any better.
Planning for any changes to what we do.
Reflecting improves personal development as it causes us to become more self-aware. Being self-aware allows us to have raised awareness of others and how we care for them. We are able to identify weak work practices, monitor standards and consider alternative approaches and activities in pursuit of best practice. We have the opportunity to consider our own and others learning and development, thereby ensuring competent practice and improved quality of service. We are able to explore and deal