Personal & professional development in Health & Social care.n this assignment I am going to be talking about key influences on my personal learning. I will start by explaining the positive and negative influences in my childhood experience.

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Fatima Abas

Unit 6 – Personal & professional development in Health & Social care

P1) Explain key influences on personal learning processes of individuals

In this assignment I am going to be talking about key influences on my personal learning. I will start by explaining the positive and negative influences in my childhood experience. I will then explain my present experience and finish this assignment with my future expectations of learning process.

During my childhood stages in primary school which was located in Birmingham I believe that I have experienced a lot to make me the person I am today. I have experienced a period time of being bullied and abused which had put my self-esteem and confidence down. I had to change my image just to fit in where I now believe was wrong. I have also made a few changes such as not socialising with the people I used to which destroyed me physically, emotionally and intellectually.

My grades have also put me down in secondary school and my ability of understanding. I felt as though I did not get enough support from my teachers because they never made me feel motivated. Since I was a slow learner and did not achieve much I was put in a lower group with other students who had lower grades. I felt that I was not valued by my teachers and for this reason I did not have any inspiration to achieve anything. My family was very encouraging however it was not enough to achieve my goals and aims. As my grades and ability started to weaken it made me feel ineffective therefore I believe I had to make a change as I had aims and goals I wanted to reach. As my mum was seeing me distracted and I was not focused enough this made her set me in motivation and inspired me to work harder. This led her to hiring private tuition for me. This helped me a great deal and boosted my determination to believe in myself.

In summer, 2008, we moved houses from Birmingham to East London which made me feel secure and I believed I could have a fresh start when I start college. As I had goals I aimed for I had self-belief that I could achieve something and start new.

As the years went past I have become more independent and learned to deal with situations. I have put my terrible past behind me and tried to move on and think positive that I will  and can reach my goals and become the person I have dreamt of, to make myself and my family proud.

My first year in Waltham Forest College was not as bad as I thought it would be. When I first started the college I was anxious of making new friends because of what I had been through in secondary school. For this reason, I decided to keep to myself only spending time with my partner who was very encouraging and supportive.              

During this 2 year course in Waltham Forest College I have learned so much and gained experience that I did not know I could achieve. At the start of my college years I was afraid that I would go through what I had been through in my past experience and that I would fail all over again and ruin my life completely. I was once a troubled girl with no where to turn or anyone to talk to but that had changed in my second year of college.

 I believe that my teachers now are a great support and I have more faith in myself.  I have received extra support and managed to regain my skills. I was given tutorials and achieved experience in I.T., Numeracy & Literacy. I also did work experience with students who had additional needs within the college which helped me increase my confidence, self-esteem and independence. I also managed to pass Numeracy and literacy. Teachers and friends in my college have influenced me to be a successful individual by motivating me and making me feel like I can make something of myself to become the person I want and make my dreams into reality.  

In conclusion, my future plans are to go onto further education in University, study midwifery or either pediatrician nurse.  Make something of myself and be a successful person. I want to make my family and country proud of whom I have grown to be. I will always look forward to the future because you never know what it may bring, good or bad and after all that I have learnt to deal with everything and thanks to my wonderful family and my partner who is now my amazing husband.

P2) Describe own knowledge, skills, practice, values, beliefs and career aspirations at start of programme.

I am currently studying BTEC NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN Health & Social Care which is a really good course I am really enjoying it because it’s very challenging and fun. I have so far covered 6 units which are;

  1. Unit 1-developing effective communication
  1. Unit 2-Equality, diversity and rights
  1. Unit 3-Health, safety and security
  1. Unit 4-Development through the life stages
  1. Unit 5-Fundamentals of anatomy and physiology
  1. Unit 8-Psychological perspectives.  

Unit 1 explains how effective communication and interpersonal interactions can be used within the health sector and the factors that influence communication and interpersonal interactions. This unit also gives details on how patients/service users may be assisted by effective communication. You also have to demonstrate your own communication skills in a caring role.

Unit 2 clarifies the concepts of equality, diversity and rights of the individuals. In this unit you have talk about the discriminatory practice in health and social care and also how national initiatives promote anti-discriminatory practice. You also need to explain how to promote anti-discriminatory practice.

Unit 3 is about health, safety and security of service users and the staff within the health and social care sector. This unit talks about the potential hazards within the health sector, how legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures promote health, safety and security, the roles and responsibilities for health, safety and security in health and social care settings and also dealing with hazards in a local environment.

Unit 4 describes the development through the life stages and the human growth. This unit also elucidates how life factors and events may influence the development of the individual, the physical changes and psychological perspectives in relation to ageing.

Unit 5 explains the fundamentals of anatomy and physiology and the organisation of the human body. In this unit it also explains the functioning of the body systems associated with energy metabolism, homeostatic mechanisms and the maintenance of an internal environment also interpreting data obtained from monitoring routine variations.

Unit 6 clarifies personal and professional development within the health and social sector. This unit is about understanding the learning process, planning, monitoring and reflecting on your development and understanding service provision.

During these six assignments I have completed so far, I have gained a lot skills and knowledge which I never thought I could gain. These units have taught me about health and safety within the health care settings and that living in a diverse community brings out a lot of opportunities for the human raise which gives us a chance to learn about other cultures, religions and etc. these units have also helped me pass my English key skills. I have also become a wiser person and understand more about my course now.

I believe that the skills and knowledge I have gained will help me a lot seeing that I am willing to carry on with higher education. Furthermore, these units have also made me feel like I am more of a responsible person. Besides all that, I have also gained very excellent teamwork, good communication skills and time management which facilitate me to deal with my assignments and other work I need to do.  

Work experience

For my work experience I worked within the health sector with students who had additional needs in college. I really enjoyed my time there and the practice I was involved in helped me gain a lot of experience. I feel that when I did this it boosted my confidence and motivated me to work harder and someone who can come up with great ideas. The type of practice I was involved in was organising activities for the students, help students prepare tea, biscuits and etc, join in with their sports activities outdoors to motivate them, visit museums and many more.

The six units I have covered helped me a great deal on my career aspirations and higher education. It has helped me with my employment skills, and helped me to understand what is required to work within the health sector and service users needs. I have gained technical skills, research skills, communication skills and personal skills, where you learn to take responsibility for you own life. The units have stimulated me to aim at my highest ability and do whatever it takes to reach to the top and reach to my career through higher education. Before I had completed these units I was not planning to go onto higher education because I thought it was a waste of time but I now feel that it’s a good experience for me and I will need the qualifications from higher education to obtain the career I want. I am now more serious about my future. Nevertheless, these units have made me feel confident about going to university because of everything that I have gained knowledge of and I know that I can also use that knowledge in university.

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Values & Beliefs

Values and beliefs are an important consideration in care work. Values and beliefs that I have learned on this course are about human needs and Maslow Hierachy of needs which are basically just the same thing. Maslow's Hierachy of needs is a theory in psychology. Maslow subsequently extended the idea to include his observations of humans' innate curiosity. His theories parallel many other theories of human developmental psychology, all of which focus on describing the stages of growth in humans.

Maslow Hierachy of needs covers self-actualisation which talks about ones personal growth, realising personal potential, and ...

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