Promote Professional Development

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Objectives

• Explain the importance of personal development.

• Identify barriers to personal development• List development opportunities, explaining the

strengths and weaknesses of each.• Compare models of reflective practice. • Create your own personal development plan,

based on identified needs and learning styles and using SMART goals.

Why do we reflect?

Reflection - Kolb

Reflection - Gibbs

Other theories of Reflection

• Critical Reflection - questioning our values, assumptions and beliefs .

Four lens theory

Brookfield Four Lenses (adapted to suit our needs)• Autobiographical• People you support • Peer Perspective• Best Practice.

Four lens theory

• People have a right to vote in free elections.

• The next General Election is due on the 7 May 2015 and our provision needs to be ready.

Alternative models

There is a high hard ground overlooking a swamp. On the high ground, manageable problems lend themselves to solution through the application of ….theory and technique. In the swamp, messy, confusing problems defy technical solution. The problems of the high ground tend to relatively unimportant to individuals or society at large, while in the swamp are the problems of greatest human concern. (Paraphrased from Schon).

Assignment link

• Compare two models of reflection • Use one of those models to explain how you

have learnt from reflecting on your own practice.

Continuing Professional Discussion

Brainstorm: • Why is CPD important

Group work 20 minutes

• In your groups discuss 1) What are the barriers to CPD?2) What are the sources of support for CPD, and

the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Be ready to feed back.

Break

Personal Development Plan

• What should go in it?

• Development Areas• Development Activities • Goals• Targets?

SMART GOALS

• Specific• Measurable• Agreed• Realistic• Timebound

Activities

Honey and Mumford

Your development areas

• Two strategies • Skillset analysis• SWOT analysis

Objectives

• Explain the importance of personal development.

• Identify barriers to personal development• List development opportunities, explaining the

strengths and weaknesses of each.• Compare models of reflective practice. • Create your own personal development plan,

based on identified needs and learning styles and using SMART goals.