Unit 1 (4dep) Activity 3

This object of this assignment is to identify what personal and professional development is, if there is any difference between personal and

The plan should be for a minimum of 6 months. A template is available at

In order to prioritise goals and targets for my own professional development, I look at the influences that have helped me to develop my performance so far and look at what my training has taught me and how it’s reflected in my work. I examine my strengths and weaknesses honestly and try to think about the way I practice in a constructive way. I have to evaluate myself by asking;

Critically develop original and creative strategies for the future development of yourself and the practice of others. (30%)

Developing personal skills is expanding an individual’s knowledge so that they can make wiser decisions about their health through gaining information provided and having access to the information.

Creating action plans and reflective practice has helped me develop both personally and professionally. Through the duration of my health and social care course, looking back at the goals I had set myself in the beginning some were more realistic than others. However, an action plan gave me a better way of how to progress with my goals and targets. Designing an action plan in order to fit my individual needs also developed my organisational – being

Continual Self-Development is the approach where an individual takes prime responsibility and ownership for their own learning and development. This approach requires motivation and commitment in order to exploit learning opportunities and minimise the impact of weakness. A continuing self-development should be undertaken in partnership with the organisation and self-development should enhance the role held within the organisation. There are many benefits to be derived from continual self-development: improve performance and self-confidence; identify and develop specific skills and qualities; increase learning capacity; help achieve potential.

‘Developing Personal Skills’ refers to the provision of information, education and training to supply an individual with the skills to make informed decisions regarding their health.

| 1.1 Explain the importance of continual self-development in achieving organisational objectives1.2 Assess current skills and competencies against defined role requirements and organisational objectives1.3 Identify development opportunities to meet current and future defined needs1.4 Construct a personal development plan with achievable but challenging goals

Part 2: By completing this unit, you should now be able to plan for the resources required for personal professional development (Learning Outcome 2)

Complete CMI Level 3 Management in order to gain confidence in my skills as a leader.Gain promotion to the next grade up which is Management Band 3

For example, Band 1 is at entry level/admin, Band 2 is an advisory level or managing a small team of staff, Band 3 is consultancy level and Band 4 is managerial level, leading an organisations’ HR department.

I have grown professionally throughout my time at Liberty in terms of my counseling skills, knowledge, and disposition. I have become more confident as an adult and professionally which has inspired me to expand my knowledge base so that I can find and use new techniques and skills to be further on my game. Although my professional development started as a different career in Special Education the two careers’ professional development is similar in terms of dispositions and some skills as well. The dispositions would include social responsibility, work ethic, and reflective practices. Similar skills are collaboration, research and evaluation, and assessment. Hence, my professional development is a lifelong process that took some twist and

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The competency framework for advanced practice is helpful for professional development, especially for new ACNPs. The cores of this framework are self-improvement through identifying weakness and strength, setting a clear goal, improving organizational skills, and understanding the limitation of a competency framework for advanced practice (Stanford, 2016).