Course Title: Reflect on and improve own professional practice
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2022
Course Code: EMPL7094C
Course Title: Reflect on and improve own professional practice
School: 535T Social Care and Health
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5357 - Diploma of Remedial Massage
Course Contact: Laura Yeomans
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4289
Course Contact Email: laura.yeomans@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
There are no pre-requisites for this course.
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 Establish relationship within appropriate professional boundaries 1.2 Build trust and respect through use of effective communication techniques 1.3 Identify and respond to client special needs 1.4 Communicate in ways that take account of cultural considerations 1.5 Exercise discretion and confidentiality |
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
Please refer to the Elements of Competency.
Details of Learning Activities
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to reflect on and improve own professional practices. Students will learn how to navigate one-to-one relationships with clients, understand professional reflective practices to improve and develop their practices for future growth in the context of providing an ongoing health service or intervention. This unit applies to community services or health workers who have defined responsibilities to work independently with clients within broad but established guidelines.
Teaching Schedule
WK |
Content |
Assessment |
Learning schedule |
1 |
Reflective practices |
1 & 2 |
Online |
2 |
Learning styles |
1 & 2 |
Online |
3 |
Feedback Strategies |
1 & 2 |
Online |
4 |
Professional Development |
1 & 2 |
Online |
5 |
Work Methods & Practices to improve performance |
1 & 2 |
Online |
6 |
Legal & ethical considerations & Review |
1 & 2 |
Online |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.
Assessment Task 1 - Professional Development plan
Assessment Task 2 - Knowledge assessment
Assessment Tasks
Assessment 1- Professional Development Plan - within this assessment you will be developing a Professional development plan that incorporates feed back, reflect and project for PD development. Due date : refer to Canvas
Assessment 2 - Knowledge Assessment- This is a short answer assessment . Responding to all questions that relate to the course content incorporating feedback systems, PD plans and reflective journals. Due Date: refer to Canvas
Assessment Matrix
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