Autonomy And Professionalization

With our technology-advancing society, the numbers of existing careers are greatly increasing. In today’s culture there is a diverse spectrum of careers ranging from musician to proctologist. When choosing a career, one usually identifies their skills, in order for their expertise to be utilized in a job. Every career is vital and necessary, because it benefits the society as a whole; not just one person. One career that benefits people physically, mentally, and emotionally is the job of an orthopedic surgeon. Orthopedic surgery is now becoming progressively prevalent due to the importance of athletics in our culture.

Following university, I determined it was right for me to gain further skills in a non-medical background using my degree specialty. As a forensic examiner enhanced my professional communication, problem solving and teamworking skills, through the pressures felt on time critical cases, learning the importance of confidentiality and professional integrity. Nevertheless, I maintained a contact with medicine, interpreting medical reports for some cases and relating these to my own examinations. Discovering some of the less pleasant aspects of the medical profession has not deterred my commitment to medicine.

When attempting to identify as a professional counselor, it is important to understand the basic elements of counseling as it pertains to individual specializations. The wellness model and the key philosophies of the counseling profession: wellness, resilience and prevention are examined. The ability to articulate the roles and characteristics to understand how they relate to the different professional roles is

Title: Using examples relevant to your discipline, define professional identity as it relates to health and human service delivery and discuss how industry, professional and quality agencies guide the provision of the safe and effective patient or client care in your discipline.

Professional identity is a socially constructed, contextual term which relates to the general awareness of the role a professional is expected to perform in a social setting while working as a health professional. Professionalism, within the health and human service sector, is similar to professionalism as it is construed, in a broader sense, in other work-places within society. It is a concept important in careers and businesses ranging from hospitality to health and human services. Professionalism, as a concept needing to be maintained, within the health sector, is exclusively based around improving health and wellbeing within society. The health and human service sector comprises a broad range of professions, including the discipline of physiotherapy. Physiotherapists, like other health professionals, have formed a professional identity through ongoing educational and developmental processes which allow the individual to understand their role as a professional; to provide high quality care to patients. A physiotherapists professional identity results from specialisation, as they have acquired exclusive skills and completed years of compulsory training which separate them from other occupations. A physiotherapists professional identity is further guided by key boundaries and codes set by the Physiotherapy board of Australia, which deliver an understanding and guidance to the profession.

Then there is the autonomy. Within my job, there is a high autonomy. The individual does the majority of work without micromanagement. The only time we are looked over is during the process of a critical medication or chemo. My job is great when it comes to feedback. The pharmacist lets the individual know if something is not done right and when an individual does a great job. Lastly, there is the task significance. The healthcare field is a place that has a massive impact on people. Within the pharmaceutical area, we are responsible for getting the patients the correct medications and correct dosing when processing the orders.

A substantive definition for profession has been elusive in the literature review; therefore, a profession can be constructively defined as a full-time, remunerated, services-oriented vocation governed by a code of ethics and based on

Finally, at the heart at which governs how doctors act and behave are the four principles of medical ethics (autonomy, beneficence, non maleficence, justice) and professionalism. From a BH tutorial on ethics and professionalism, there was a case in which an elderly man’s vision was slightly below the values required to drive. If one was to come to a straightforward conclusion, it will be that as a doctor you will not sign his medical report form stating his medical fitness to drive. Despite showing justice and non maleficence to the patient, there is a conflict between autonomy and beneficence. However if the doctor was to sign it, it would put people on the road at risk. It would also be unfair on the people who was in this similar situation

follow modern requirement in providing the same care. The abandonment of professional autonomy could help to resolve some problem in compliance with health care regulations. In healthcare, the goal of a provider is to treat patients and patient and the healthcare professional are pursuing one single personal goal, which is treatment. Some medical providers are failing to follow policies or regulatory requirement when providing care. They should be held account and must be required to follow policies or procedures when providing care. Reduced autonomy on healthcare that is supported by joint pressure, safety rules, and institutionalized safety methods that is standardized could force provider to follow protocol. The strengthen approach to process improvement through focus on quality care in the hospital and educating health care professionals on teamwork and strict regulations can help reduced the autonomy of health care professionals. But the barrier of too much autonomy cannot be overcome when teamwork is not extended across hospital wards or the departments.

The purpose of this article was to provide information to students perusing a career in medical. “Students feel they need to decide before medical school” (Premed life staff). But in reality after medical school, during the internships, many medical doctors decide their specialty working with other medical doctors in different specialties. It’s not

4. Elements and Principles of Professionalism: The first example of professionalism that will be addressed from “Suits” is the idea of image and its effect on a business. Every business and industry has its own unique policy or etiquette towards the way employees should be dressed and groomed. The first reference to appearance in correlation to a work environment is when Trevor told Ross that he needs to dress in fancy attire to make the delivery because it is a high society hotel and a high society client.

The three most important aspects of professionalism for a substitute is appearance, commitment to the students, and commitment to the profession. I listed appearance first because first impressions of how you dress are the most important to go with. Not only does dressing help give a first impression, your attitude toward showing that you care for the students and profession give a lot to say about how professional you are. Having commitment to the students mean showing them that you are there for them and their safety, and to show the students their potential as a worthy member of society. Showing your commitment toward your profession means you are investing time in the profession and not making false statements of your related competency

We thus advise the patient to do the root canal and porcelain crown as it will last the longest, have the best aesthetics, save the tooth, and is moderately priced

Professionalism is a (1) Theoretical knowledge on which practical or skill based activity rests, considering this, I applied my theoretical knowledge such as differentiate, individual needs into my practice. (2) Professionalism is formal, accredited qualification, providing grounding in theoretical knowledge; according to these, I am doing my assignments and voluntary teaching practice to obtain a certificate. (3) Licence to practice or some proof of occupational competence; according to this, I showed my Confirmation of Student Enrolment on Initial Teacher Training letter to my manager to get a voluntary teaching practice. (4) Professionalism is a code of professional conduct or practice; I follow my organisation’s rules and regulations such as health and safety rules, equality and diversity, time keeping, etc. (5) Professionalism is a professional body that represents the interests of practitioners and regulates their activity in some way, in my teaching practice their awarding bodies are Tinder Foundation, BBC Learning English and British Council. They regulate my organisation’s lesson plans and activities in some way and I follow them. (handouts, 2014)

Professionalism can be defined as “the conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person.”(Merriam-webster) My interpretation of this definition is that professionalism is a standard that we must hold ourselves accountable to in order to provide the best service. How do we get from a basic understanding of this definition, to practicing and applying professionalism? Major attributes that lead to professionalism can include accountability, communication and reflective practice. Reflective practice in the healthcare system is when “practitioners engage in a continuous cycle of self-observation and self evaluation in order to understand their own actions and the reactions they prompt in themselves” (becoming a better university teacher…). In the day-to-day life, everyone performs a type of reflection whether it is by unconscious thought or by habit. When it is unintentional it is hard to learn and grow from the knowledge that can potentially be gained. Therefore we need to find a way to effectively incorporate reflective practice into our daily lives, especially as radiation therapy students.