Reflect and Improve on Professional Practice
This module describes the knowledge and skills required by students to effectively evaluate their own work, continue their professional self-development, and to benefit from and provide effective supervision within an ethical code of practice.
This module will be a very practical one, with considerable opportunity for students to reflect on their own professional practice, and the way in which this is shaped by their personal attributes and characteristics (such as their strengths, skills, values, beliefs, awareness and experiences).
Students will be challenged to critically examine their professional knowledge, interactions, expectations and processes, and to assess the way in which their behaviour, attitudes and manner influence their professional practice.
Learning Outcomes
- Reflect on own practice
- Ensure continuing self-support and supervision
- Operate within an agreed code of ethics or practice
Content Areas
- Why Evaluate and Improve Upon Professional Practice?
- How We Learn
- Self-Awareness
- Self-Evaluation
- Reviewing Professional Performance
- Feedback
- Setting Professional Goals
- Overcoming Barriers to Professional Development
- Developing an Awareness of Limitations
- Identifying and Accessing Professional Development Opportunities
- Measuring Performance Against Ethical Practice
- Time Management
Module Duration and Workload
This module involves a total of 48 hours per term of study including a course work component, educator contact, research, related study activities, and completion of assessment tasks. This translates as 4 hours per week for the module.