Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2024
Course Code: EMPL7098C
Course Title: Reflect on and improve own professional practice
School: 535T Social Care and Health
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4432 - Certificate IV in Community Services
Course Contact: Melinda Brown
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4580
Course Contact Email: Melinda.Brown@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
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 unit describes the skills and knowledge required to evaluate and enhance own practice through a process of reflection and ongoing professional development.
This unit applies to workers in all industry sectors who take pro-active responsibility for their own professional development.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice |
Element: |
1. Reflect on own practice |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Undertake self-evaluation in conjunction with supervisors and/or peers 1.2 Reflect on and recognise the effect of values, beliefs and behaviour in practice 1.3 Share two-way, open and evaluative feedback with co-workers or peers 1.4 Actively seek and reflect on feedback from clients, organisations or other relevant sources |
Element: |
2. Enhance own practice |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Determine improvements needed based on own evaluation and feedback from others 2.2 Identify potential support networks both internal and external to the organisation 2.3 Seek specialist advice or further training where need is identified 2.4 Recognise requirements for self-care and identify requirements for additional support 2.5 Devise, document and implement a self development plan that sets realistic goals and targets |
Element: |
3. Facilitate ongoing professional development |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Access and review information on current and emerging industry developments and use these to improve practice 3.2 Assess and confirm own practice against ethical and legal requirements and opportunities 3.3 Identify and engage with opportunities to extend and expand own expertise 3.4 Regularly participate in review processes as a commitment to upgrading skills and knowledge |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
This course is delivered face to face. Demonstration of skills and knowledge is conducted during face to face workshops.
Teaching Schedule
Course Schedule: Reflect on and improve own professional practice |
Semester 2: 2024 |
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Week 1
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Introduction to the Community Services Sector
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Overview of all assessment tasks |
Week 2 |
Professional Practice: developing a professional identity.
Ethical Practice and Ethical Decision-Making Processes
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Week 3
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Rights and Boundaries
Reflective Practice Models
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Week 4 |
Ways of learning
Feedback- giving and receiving Assessment task 1 Overview Assessment task 2 overview |
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SEM 1 2025:
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Classes delivered into Sem 1 2025 |
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Week 5 (taught in week 6 Sem 2)
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Assessment Preparation:
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Week 6 (Taught week 7 Sem 1)
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Assessment task 2- Time to work on Assessment 1: Preparation time in class |
Assessment 2: Written Task Due |
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Week 7 (Week 8 Sem 1)
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Assessment Task 1 In class Presentations
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Assessment Task 1 Class Presentations (Part 1 due) |
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Week 8 (week 9 Sem 1) |
Assessment Task 1 In class Presentations | Assessment 1- Written Task (part 2 and 3) Due |
Student support
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Assessment adjustments
Students requiring support or adjustments for their formal assessments task or exams should contact Equitable Learning Services (ELS), for more information on the types of adjustments provided, access RMIT adjustments to assessment.
Special consideration
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Appeals
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
There are two individual assessment tasks consisting of case study analysis and short answer questions.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment task 1: Students will present a case study to a group of student peers and answer a series of questions relevant to the case study. Each student will be required to collect feedback from their peers after their presentation. Students will employ Reflective practice skills to complete a written piece on the case scenario task and incorporate the feedback received from group members.
Assessment task 2: Students will be required to create a personal development plan relevant to the Community Services Sector that includes goals, timeframes, and ways of measuring their progress. Students will be asked to reflect on the process of considering their personal and professional development.
Assessment Matrix
A marking rubric for each assessment task is located on Canvas
Other Information
Please refer to the RMIT student page for extensive information about study support, assessment, extensions, appeals and a range of other matters: rmit.edu.au/students
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