OTHM Level 6 Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care (F/618/5499) Assignment Task
Qualification OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management (603/6820/2) Unit title Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care Unit reference number F/618/5499 Level 6 Credit value 20 Total qualification time 200 hours Guided learning hours 80 Unit status Mandatory Unit Aims This unit introduces learners to reflective practice and the principles of professional development that apply to health and social care management roles, so they can apply them to their own career progression.
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Learning Outcome – the learner will: Assessment Criteria – the learner can:
- Be able to plan for progression as a health and social care manager. 1.1 Assess current skills, ability and learning style. 1.2 Produce a personal development plan.
1.3 Evaluate the effectiveness of the development plan in relation to own progression as a health and social care manager.
- Be able to reflect on practice. 2.1 Explain the cyclical process of reflection. 2.2 Explain the importance of reflective practice in continuously improving the quality of service provided.
2.3 Reflect on day-to-day work practice.
- Be able to develop own skills and understanding in relation to working with others. 3.1 Evaluate the effectiveness of personal contributions when working with others in health and social care practice. 3.2 Analyse own role in minimising barriers to effective teamwork in health and social care practice.
3.3 Discuss how to improve personal contributions to the collective effectiveness of a team.
Assignment Tasks Task 1: Personal Development Plan (AC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3) Evaluate your own practice in a health or social care environment and produce a personal development plan that covers your current skills and learning style, and evaluates how effective the plan is for your progression as a manager.
Submission: 500 words (excluding diagrams, references and appendices).
Task 2: Reflective Essay (AC 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3) Write a reflective essay on your practice in a health or social care environment. Cover:
the nature of professional relationships; the effectiveness of your personal contributions; how you respond to barriers in teamwork; approaches to resolving professional conflict; promoting and supporting individual rights; how to improve your contributions to team working. Submission: 2,500 words (excluding diagrams, references and appendices).
Referencing Use the Harvard referencing style and a range of academic and reliable source