Course Title: Reflect on and improve own professional practice

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6099 Advanced Diploma of Disability Work

Course Title: Reflect on and improve own professional practice

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

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.

Course Contact: Steven Bruechert

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254577

Course Contact Email: steve.bruechert@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the knowledge and skills required to evaluate own work, continuing self-development and effective supervision within an ethical code of practice

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Students must have at least five years work experience in disability work and preferably currently working in a management role and be self- directed.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CHCORG428A Reflect on and improve own professional practice

Elements:

1. Reflect on own practice

2. Ensure continuing self-support and supervision

3. Operate within an agreed code of ethics or practice


Learning Outcomes

 

To evaluate own work, continuing self-development and effective supervision within an ethical framework

1. Reflect on own practice

2. Ensure continuing self-support and supervision

3. Operate within an agreed code of ethics or practice


Overview of Assessment

A workplace assessment appointment will be undertaken to allow students to present and discuss workplace evidence: Based on the individual student’s knowledge, skills and experience: an individual learning plan will be negotiated and developed. Students may be offered a number of assessment tasks and learning strategies such as workshop attendance, case studies, research project work and workplace activities and support to meet their assessment needs for this course (unit of competency).