Introduction to Personal Development in Health, Social Care or Children’s and young People’s Settings - Unit Resources - Handout 2

This handout covers every topic in the unit specification learning outcome 2

5 page handout

Be able to reflect on own work activities

The importance of reflecting on work activities: helps to make sense of and learn
from experiences; identifying new opportunities; developing skills and
techniques; understanding what has been achieved; thinking about aspects that
worked well or not so well; considering what could have been done differently

Assessing own knowledge and skills: knowledge to carry out role effectively;
ability to follow codes of practice and procedures; ways to seek feedback from
individuals using services; ways to seek feedback from colleagues, managers or
supervisors, tutors and other professionals

Reflecting on work activities: keeping a record of development through log or
diary; identifying positive and negative aspects of activity e.g. organisation,
own role, resources used; reflecting on outcomes for individuals using services;
understanding own role and contribution to team and/or interagency working

This handout covers every topic in the unit specification learning outcome 2