HSC4033 - Professional Development through Practice

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1 - Analyse how professional values, principles and competencies contribute to high quality, safe and compassionate care of individuals, families and communities;
2 - Demonstrate professional values, care and respect when working with colleagues, service users, families and carers;
3 - Engage in teamwork and collaborate with others to achieve a shared objective;
4 - Gain experience in a professional setting or professional challenge, developing communication skills and digital skills, and observe leadership; and,
5 - Reflect on development of personal and professional skills, acknowledge achievements and set goals for ongoing development.

Content:

The module will cover core values and principles required for you to deliver safe, high quality and compassionate care to individuals, families and communities including accountability, duty of care, codes of conduct, safeguarding, ethical practice, social justice, personalised care and professional identity.

You will examine the skills required for professional practice including reflective practice, effective communication, supporting equality and diversity, quality assurance, team and multi-agency working. The influence of policy and legal frameworks on social welfare and contemporary service delivery will be introduced. There will be opportunity to consider other Health Education modules on associated topics in the seminars in this module.

Students are encouraged to explore how they develop relevant competencies on work placement during the Professional Development Block at the end of Semester 2 which forms part of this module. You will also meet further employability skills as per handbook.

Finally, students will consider their academic skills journey through this module, considering strengths and elements they have built upon, through the varying assessments. This will take into account the culmination of the Biopsychosocial model where appropriate if on placement and other skills developed if the professional challenge is undertaken.

Learning and Teaching Information:

This will enable links to be made between the different theoretical perspectives and concepts covered in each module, thereby building a holistic understanding of how the biopsychosocial approach and application of professional values and principles meets complex health and social care needs of individuals across the life course.

Lectures
Hours: 25
Intended Group Size: Cohort

Seminars/Workshops
Hours: 25
Intended Group Size: 20

Professional Challenge Project (PCP) or Work Placement (WP): NB if you wish to achieve the full Care Certificate Award, you will need to do a work placement in an adult health or social care setting for the skills competences to be assessed and passed by your workplace mentor.
Hours: 230 PCP/200 WP

Guided independent study
Hours: 20-50



Further Details Relating to Assessment

Post session activities submitted through Moodle will facilitate ongoing formative assessment opportunities via lecturer or peer feedback; these may include responses to case studies, quizzes, forum posts or blogs and self-assessment. One draft opportunity will be provided for each assessment with feedback provided at least one week prior to summative submission.

Component 001- Application of professional values, principles and competencies to work based scenario or case study. You will choose an appropriate case study, and will choose 4 elements aligned to the objectives of the module, to explore in greater detail, linking these elements to your professional development and future career and employment aspirations. You will produce a report, that will explain how specific professional values, principles and competencies are required to deliver high quality, safe, effective, and compassionate care can be used to support the care of individuals, families, and communities.

Component 002- Placement or Professional Challenge
This module will culminate in a two-week Professional Challenge Project or a two-week work placement. Students will have the chance to opt which path they want to take during the course of the module. Guidance regarding the options will be included in the Module Handbook and supported by briefings at the beginning of Semester 2. A pass in the Professional Challenge Project will be achieved through participation in key tasks throughout the project. A pass in the work placement will be based on employer feedback. Please note that Enhanced DBS is required for placement.

Component 003- Reflective Statement (1000 words)
During your Professional Challenge Project or Placement you will complete a reflective statement outlining your learning from the project/placement. You should also consider how your academic and other professional and communication skills have developed throughout the level 4, using reflective theory i.e. Gibbs as a structure.

The assessments will allow you to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of values and principles of professional practice in the health and social care sector. You will also reflect on your academic skills and how these have improved through completing this module. You should use a reflective theory to structure this. Students can explore their academic strengths and where they need to develop.

Please note that the Professional Challenge Project or Placement (002) must be passed in line with University requirements.

Assessment:

Fact File

Module Coordinator - PRS_CODE=
Level - 4
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 4S2

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