Course Title: Reflect on and improve own professional practice

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2023

Course Code: EMPL7108C

Course Title: Reflect on and improve own professional practice

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.  

To participate in any RMIT course in-person activities or assessment, you will need to comply with RMIT vaccination requirements which are applicable during the duration of the course. This RMIT requirement includes being vaccinated against COVID-19 or holding a valid medical exemption.  

Please read this RMIT Enrolment Procedure as it has important information regarding COVID vaccination and your study at RMIT: https://policies.rmit.edu.au/document/view.php?id=209.  

Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus  

  

Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance.  

School: 535T Social Care and Health

Campus: Bundoora Campus

Program: C5357 - Diploma of Remedial Massage

Course Contact: Toby Glennon

Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 0320

Course Contact Email: toby.glennon@rmit.edu.au


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Nominal Hours: 120

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

There are no pre-requisites for this course.

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to evaluate and enhance own practice through a process of reflection and ongoing professional development.

This unit applies to workers in all industry sectors who take pro-active responsibility for their own professional development.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice

Element:

1. Reflect on own practice

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Undertake self-evaluation in conjunction with supervisors and/or peers 1.2 Reflect on and recognise the effect of values, beliefs and behaviour in practice 1.3 Share two-way, open and evaluative feedback with co-workers or peers 1.4 Actively seek and reflect on feedback from clients, organisations or other relevant sources

Element:

2. Enhance own practice

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Determine improvements needed based on own evaluation and feedback from others 2.2 Identify potential support networks both internal and external to the organisation 2.3 Seek specialist advice or further training where need is identified 2.4 Recognise requirements for self-care and identify requirements for additional support 2.5 Devise, document and implement a self development plan that sets realistic goals and targets

Element:

3. Facilitate ongoing professional development

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Access and review information on current and emerging industry developments and use these to improve practice 3.2 Assess and confirm own practice against ethical and legal requirements and opportunities 3.3 Identify and engage with opportunities to extend and expand own expertise 3.4 Regularly participate in review processes as a commitment to upgrading skills and knowledge

Learning Outcomes


Please refer to the Elements of Competency.


Details of Learning Activities

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to evaluate and enhance own practice through a process of reflection and ongoing professional development.

 

This unit applies to workers in all industry sectors who take pro-active responsibility for their own professional development.

 

The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.


Teaching Schedule

WK

Content

Assessment

 Learning schedule

1

Over view and review of assessments - directions on completing assessment

 

 

2

Reflective practices

1 & 2

 

3

Learning styles

1 & 2

 

4

Feedback Strategies

1 & 2

 

 

5

Professional Development

1 & 2

 

 

6

Work Methods & Practices to improve performance

1 & 2

 

7

Legal & ethical considerations & Review

1 & 2

 

14 & 15

Clinic assessment visit to complete feedback and review assessment

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.

 

Assessment Task 1 - Professional Development plan

Assessment Task 2 - Knowledge assessment


Assessment Tasks

AT1- Knowledge assessment -Refer to canvas for submission dates.

AT2 - Feedback from clinic and clients -Knowledge assessment - refer to canvas for submission date

Please note that students can have 1 re-submission for each of the above assessments. Total allowances is 2 submissions 1. original 2. re-submission. 


Assessment Matrix

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