Course Title: Reflect on and improve own professional practice
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2015
Course Code: EMPL5721C
Course Title: Reflect on and improve own professional practice
School: 365T Global, Urban & Social Studies
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5318 - Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, other drugs and mental health)
Course Contact : Mandy Morrison
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 992544065
Course Contact Email:mandy.morrison@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Iren Citler
iren.citler@rmit.edu.au
9925 4914
Nominal Hours: 120
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to evaluate your own professional practice, your continuing self-development and effective supervision within an ethical code of practice.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCORG428A Reflect on and improve own professional practice |
Element: |
2.Ensure continuing self-support and supervision |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1Identify a range of support networks both within and outside the organisation |
Element: |
3.Operate within an agreed code of ethics or practice |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1Assess own practice against identified agency objectives or code of ethics, using a range of valid evidence |
Element: |
1.Reflect on own practice |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1Undertake self-evaluation in conjunction with supervisors and/or peers |
Learning Outcomes
By completing this course you will aquire the competencies necessary to reflect and improve upon your practice.
Details of Learning Activities
The course is made up of a mixture of:
- workshops - facilitated by leading industry experts,
- small-group peer review exercises
- simulated role plays
- a staged case study
Teaching Schedule
This course is being run one evening per week. A detailed timetable will be given to you at your first class and be available on blackboard. The reflective peer review process will occur at nominated intervals throughout the year. However, the following table provides an overview of where reflective practice will feature prominently in the learning outcomes of the workshop.
Overview of workshops dealing with Reflective Practice in Semester Two
Week 1
This first gathering of the group provides students with an opportunity to learn about the program - workshop structure, assessment processes and expectations.
In addition This workshop will give students the opportunity to:
* reflect upon and share their professional experiences and expertise
* explore each other’s sector-specific practices
* examine and question the barriers which exist in offering coordinated care within our current service system
Week 3 - Orientation to Dual Diagnosis 2
This workshop will include undertaking the Dual Diagnosis capability checklist
Week 6 - Assessment Practice and process 1
Week 7 - Assessment Practice and process 2
Peer Reflection process Case Study Part 1
Week 15 - Intervention Change and Recovery
Peer Review process Case Study stage 2
Hearing Voices
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Learning resources such as course reading and course references will be provided to all students via their program folders and also placed within the blackboard site as required.
GUSS Skills Central (http://Gussskillscentral.edu.au/) is a site developed specifically for students in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT. It provides links to a range of resources for supporting student work on assessments and negotiating university studies more generally.
Overview of Assessment
This course is assessed throughout the year via a peer and teacher reflective review process. These review sessions are based on the work you will undertake in the major integrated staged case study.
Additionally there is an Dual Diagnosis capability checklist which will be undertaken at commencement and end of the Diploma to provide empirical data.
Assessment Tasks
There are three Major assessment tasks which meet the critical asepcts of many of the courses which make up the Diploma of Community Services. All assessments within this course are designed to compliment learner’s work within the community services sector.
1: Major Case Study
2: Research assignment based on a current evidenced-based best practice approach to working with clients who present with multiple and complex needs
3: Health promotion campaign
You will be required to reflect throughout these assessments in the following ways
* A series of peer review processes based on your work with the Case Study client. This process will inform your growing ability to provide high-level and advanced support to this complex-care case study client. Your teachers will assess your ability to reflect and change through this review exercise and feed back will be provided over the course of the year.
* Dual Diagnosis Capability Checklist - this checklist has been designed to assess your ability to work with complex-care clients. You will be required to complete the checklist early in the program and then repeat it at the end. The results will provide you and opportunity to reflect on your growing competency in this area of community services work.
* Final Case Study presentation - during the final weeks of the course you will be required to give a final case-plan presentation to your learner group and a panel of industry experts. Your ability to reflect and change your practice to suit the needs of the client will be examined and assessed.
* Presentation of a health promotion campaign which you will be critiqued on by your peers and a panel of Industry experts
* Simulation/role play of undertaking an intervention with the case study client and based on your research in assessment task 2
Assessment Matrix
Assessment matrix for this course are available on blackboard or via the course Coordinator.
This program in delivered in accordance with competency-based assessment, grades include:
CA: Competency Achieved
NYC: Not Yet Competent
DNS: Did Not Submit for assessment
Other Information
Cover sheet for Submissions
You must include a completed submission coversheet for every piece of submitted work, including online submissions. This signed sheet acknowledges that you are aware of the plagiarism implications.
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
RMIT University has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy. Academic Integrity:
Attendance
It is strongly advised that you attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.
Feedback
You will receive verbal and written feedback on your work. this feedback also includes suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your projects. Student feedback at RMIT
Student Progress
Monitoring academic progress is an important, enabling and proactive strategy to assisst you to achieve your learning potential. Student progress policy
Special consideration policy (late submissions)
All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension. Special consideration , appeals and discipline
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
RMIT University has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy go to Academic Integrity.
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