Assessment: To be submitted: 800 word reflective writing piece
15%
Reflective practice is seen as a means of improving clinical practice and consequentl
y quality of care, through
exploring and evaluating one’s understanding of a problem rather than simply trying to solve it (Leung,
Pluye, Grad, & Weston, 2010).
Reflective practice is crucial in continuous development and re
–
assessment of s******s when work
ing in health
care. A reflective practitioner:
• Reflects on feedback and integrates changes into practice.
• Reflects on how own perceptions, attitudes and beliefs impact on practice.
• Identifies knowledge deficits and seeks clarification.
• Ensures
procedures for safety and quality assurance are implemented
.
Your reflection should
:
•
Identify
one lifespan stage (e.g. chil
dhood, adolescence, older adulthood
) that you
anticipate wo
uld
be
most challenging
to work with
in a health and
/or human services
setting
(5 marks)
•
Consider the
learning
content presented over
the
semester. I
dentify
two
health
–
related constructs
that
you feel
may
impact interactions and/or behaviour
between you and your
client and/or
PHE1IDH
Student’s Guide
–
Enquiry
3
2015
7
of
27
patient
(e.g. memory, intelligence, psychological
disorders, behaviours change, social psyc
hology,
health
–
risk behaviours) (10 marks)
•
Use reflective writing to discuss why
you
anticipate the
identified
construct
s (life
–
span stage and
health
–
related concepts)
as being
most
challenging
(25
marks)
•
Reflect o
n both the learning content and your own experiences to consider how you might
modify
your
perceptions and/or behaviours, in
order to
minimise potential challenges so you may
work
most
effectively
with
individual
s
in the identified lifespan stage?
(25
mark
s)
Due date:
12pm Friday
of week 11
via Turnitin
.
Format
Reflective writing
https://student.unsw.edu.au/reflective
–
writing
Resources
Foundation
read
i
ng
(sub
s
equent
to
Enquiry
2)
Buultjens
, M. &
Buultjens, P. (Compilers). (2017
).
Individual determinants of health
and human behaviour
(1
st
.
ed.). Melbourne: Pearson Australia.
Communica
tion
–
Chapter 10
Persona
lity
–
Chapter 11
Pain
–
Chapter 12
Emot
ions
–
Chapter 13
Stress
–
Chapter 14