Continuing professional development

A profession is an organization of professionals that functions at an expert level. The field of medicine is an example of a profession, because people that seek out doctors expect to receive top notch treatment performed by a specialist in that field with years of training and experience. You can’t just fall into a profession and become a subject matter expert. It entails years of training, understanding, and practice, because people’s lives depend on it. The Army is a profession, because of…

Sergeant To be a professional is to understand, embrace, and competently practice the expertise of the profession (The Profession of Arms, 2010). The Army White Paper, The Profession of Arms, further explains the definition of the profession of arms as a vocation comprised of experts certified in the ethical application of land combat power. “I am an expert, I am a professional” often recited by American Soldiers, in the Soldier’s Creed, are attributes of the competent professional in their…

decision-making, the professional nurse must remain open…

The Foundations of Professionalism The world as we know it has changed and is still changing, some for good and some for worse. One point that cannot be altered is professionalism. So where does professionalism start and how do you create a professional out of a student? The foundation of professionalism in a university setting starts at the core roots with of course the staff members of the university which should be spread across the branches to the students. In addition, there’s also a…

that they are expected to play, their personal and professional values, their personal religious beliefs, their personality, and their personal and educational experiences. Each of these areas helps to establish each person’s individual counselor identity. Just like in every other profession, no two counselors are the same, because of their various experiences and backgrounds. Professional Counselor Role Each counselor has a professional role that they play. This role depends on their…

Obviously, you want to treat people in the workplace and in the classroom with the most respect and you want to work hard in both settings. But it is different in the sense of style; typically you dress more professional for work than you would for class. Perhaps at work you can refer to you boss by his or her first name but in the classroom you don’t address your professor by their first name. All in all, there are some similarities and some differences when it…

need to change my values or beliefs. I have my own values and beliefs but I do not try and impose those onto anyone. I am very open and respectful to people with other views and I do not judge them for the values or beliefs that they have. As a professional, we come to the workplace with our own values and beliefs but sometimes those need to take the backseat so that we can sufficiently help those that we are serving. My experiences have opened my eyes to new thought processing and with more…

setting. Patients and their families depend on the healthcare professionals to provide the best services and treatment possible. However, there are several cases in which professional issues occur in the healthcare practice. Interpersonal skills are crucial for a healthcare professional to obtain. When there is a lack of interpersonal skills, disruptive behaviors may occur. Disruptive behaviors are any behaviors that can hinder a professional from providing optimal service. Some examples of…

is important to understand the mechanism – to know how each part effects the other – in order for it to operate efficiently. This concept is a direct reflection on our military’s professional legacy, but specifically in the realm of the true enablers within our Armed Forces – the Human Resources Professionals. Standing vigilantly in the background, Human Resource (HR) personnel represent…

There are many different techniques, methods of delivery that counsellors can use, there are then many different clients and topics that as counsellor may face or specialise in during their careers in the counselling sector (Horvath 2005). A vital part of all counselling sessions is the relationship between the client and the counsellor, while this is known as the therapeutic alliance, the way of working with the client, the more specific therapeutic relationship is a relationship that has been…