Reflection On Competency

At my placement, we don’t think of children as special needs, we think of them as children with specific and/or additional needs. We aim to give every child equal opportunities. Children in my setting are not singled out because of their different needs. If a child requires 1:1 support we will keep them within the classroom in their groups and they will receive extra support, we do not remove them from their peers and single them out. In order for children to have opportunities for making progress it is important practitioners identify and implement adaptions to ensure the work is accessible to all children.

The challenges that I see are learning all the Century and Admin codes to the point of memorization,

Mason commented, “I remembered bullying should not be taken lightly and it is anti-social behavior that harms point the bully and the victim and if I ever see someone being bullied I should stand up for them or go tell an adult.”

One of my favorite parts of this class has been taking assessments. Over the last two weeks, I have taken a series of five assessments, including: team effectiveness, people skills, leadership, anger management, and management skills. Some of the results surprised me, and after studying them extensively, I have determined the areas that I need to work on. I am confident that by using the information I have gleaned from these results that I can improve all of these skills.

Kyle, this year you demonstrated your commitment to excellence. You are on your way to progressing within the department. You have taken several courses and successfully completed them. You've also demonstrated your commitment to teamwork by assisting your fellow team players when in need of help. You consistently help your fellow late shift peers whenever they need your assistance which tends to be often . Your help in this area is greatly appreciated. During my field observations, you have demonstrated your ability to communicate professionally and clearly with everyone around you. Whether it is a customer, a cross functional employee, or anyone who becomes in contact with you. You also stay true to your commitments. I want to thank you for

The London Mental Health models of Competency Framework was made to suite people receiving mental healthcare needs not just from a tertiary hospital setting but also from primary and secondary settings of the hospital.as well. This health care competency was made in order to improve the mental health quality of the patients and the community health care support that the patient needs. Likewise, this competency focuses more on the rehabilitative phase of a client. The London health care program developed a five-step essential care: Assessment, effective referral to appropriate services, planning, implementation and evaluation (London Health Programs, 2004).

Having chosen a highly qualified employee with credible skills and competence, I will be more than convinced that she will be in a position to execute the plan. The development level of the worker is level D, which represents high competence accompanied by high commitment. The leadership style to execute is low supportive and low directive style. The action to be taken is action A where the worker is assigned the project while letting her determine how to accomplish it (The Ken Blanchard Companies, 2008).

Positive recognition, results, and good grades are factors that entice motivation and dedication to achieve success in academic work. Various personality tests determined the characteristics that are the most prominent in my personality. These characteristics include conscientiousness, openness-to-experience, critical thinking, and intuition. These qualities are advantageous for my personal leadership, because I will ensure all tasks are accomplished with great effort, and in a creative manner. My analytical nature allows for a balance between logic and creativity; this allows for attainable goals to be ambitiously achieved in an innovative manner. My score from the self-confidence assessment indicates that I’m confident in my capabilities and my ability to use my skills to accomplish work. However, it suggested that being overly critical in work causes doubt in my ability to succeed, which therefore may hinder my actual ability to succeed. Based on my assessment results, I have a high self-efficacy. Working hard and solving problems are the areas the give me a strong ability to

The goal of competency assessment is to improve the laboratory's performance by identifying areas requiring education and/or training of the staff and thus ensuring patient safety. Ongoing competency assessment outside initial training is not as universally implemented and, in some cases where it exists, may be limited in scope and intensity.

At my practicum site, there were a few competencies that were more difficult to learn/practice than others. Competency eight, engaging in policy practice, was more difficult than most to feel like I was fulfilling it. Competency six, engaging in research-informed practice and practice- informed research, was also a bit of a struggle for me because of the way running groups were being modeled to me.

Self-Management: here we are identifying self-confidence, the ability to manage stress, personal creditability, creativity, and flexibility. Likely, an individual may test high in creativity, flexibility, and confidence (Janz, & Mooney, 2000). Whereas, they may score lower on self-starter, and attention to detail. This individual shows strength in an ability to work in a non-conformist business, they tend to approach ideas from a new vantage point, however, they are less likely to pay close attention to detail or begin a project until creatively inspired (Janz, & Mooney, 2000).

In an effort to meet the needs and challenges triggered by the 21st century demand in healthcare, there have been constant calls across the nursing spectrum and beyond to standardize the entry level position into nursing practice. These calls stem from the fact that several research studies have concluded that hospitals with greater number of baccalaureate prepared nurses as an entry- level position have observed considerable benefits as a result. These benefits are associated with the practical differences in competencies exhibited by baccalaureate prepared nurses and experienced by the hospitals (magnet hospitals) that hire greater number of

A competent assessment includes client’s internal thoughts and feelings, family history, social life, employment, financial situation, coping styles, relevant past histories and client’s goal in seeking services. Clinical assessment includes numerous components such as norm-referenced psychological tests, informal tests and surveys, interview information, school or medical records, medical evaluation and observational data. The methods or assessment procedures that were used should be described well on the final evaluation form in sufficient detail so that the reader can understand and evaluate their

In reviewing my performance, I surprised myself with what I retained thus far in class and exercises. I was comfortable and relaxed throughout my session. I am more comfortable with speaking and do not form sentences in my head as much as I did in the beginning. My strength lies in my retention of the information that I never realized was prevalent. Additionally,

Specifically, one area is how I formulate and present questions. Sometimes when the nerves get the best of me I start to ask lengthy questions. For example, I wrote in my journal how I have a question in my mind but when I begin to ask it I stumble on what it was I was trying to say and then the question becomes multi-layered. Although many of my nonverbal messages are good, I took notice that my shaky limbs and constant head nods are not. I am aware that I am fidgeting during my sessions and I am working on improving my body language. Also, one of the main areas I am still working on is going deeper with my student by asking challenge questions. I have noticed that although I start off with a challenge question, I do not follow through and stray away from the issue. I would like to work on this aspect more because I do believe growth will come when one is challenged. Lastly, an area that I require improvement is when I am doing general education advising sessions. When I get nervous I turn to ‘fix it’ mode rather than allowing my student to figure out what the next step should be. I know that I still have more learning to do but I am glad to be aware of the areas where I require development so that I can improve my counseling