Continuing professional development

with others and be an overall positive influence on your peers. Lastly, it’s very important to be accountable and reliable. In a work setting I love being the one others go to. Showing up on time mentally and physically is a must if you’re being professional. If you made a mistake, then own up to it and never point fingers. 2.…

So what exactly does it mean to be a competent professional? How is competence assessed and maintained in the field of Human Services or others? And what exactly does ethics and the law have to do with competence? As a professional we need to ensure we answer these questions to ourselves so we may fully understand the important role competency plays in our unique job skill. Competence can be found in many shapes and forms and can be gained or lost at different periods of your life even when it's…

One, Two, Three, Professional Me. The Early Childhood Education and Care profession has seen considerable change in recent years, this change has required Educators to critically reflect on themselves as professionals and what it means to be professional. ECEC is paramount in the development of young children, professionals have been under pressure to develop practices and core beliefs that will effectively enable educators to provide high quality care and education services to all children and…

Readers will be able to take a website that is clean and professional, organized, and credible much more seriously compared to other sources.…

interview with person who I did not know prior in order to simulate a scenario I may encounter with a client in the future as a health professional. In the ten minutes I was given, I directed a sustained interview supported by effective listening, questioning and responding skills to initiate an understanding of the interviewee’s profile and to establish a professional rapport with the interviewee. Prior to the interview I realised I was experiencing anxiety and apprehensive as I feared my…

definition of a specialist is a helper that is characterized by certification from professional groups, licenses by governing bodies, and degrees form educational institutions (Woodside & McClam, 2015). Kierstie has both a degree from an educational institution and is licensed in professional counseling which matches two of the three different categories that define a specialist. There are three areas of professional responsibility and each of those has their own roles which is what I will…

Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage 2014 and the BTEC National Children’s play, learning and development, as a duty of care staff must; provide an environment where children can grow and learn (Build positive relationships with children and their families, Know…

Dictionary defines ‘accountability’ as an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one 's actions. Then there is the word, ‘professionalism’ as the conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person. These two words are intertwined in the medical industry, especially in the field of nursing. In the article “Accountability in Nursing Practice: Why it is Important for Patient Safety, the author details how and why it is not only…

Your personal brand is your professional reputation. It’s what recruiters find out about you after a quick Google search. It’s what people in your social network say about you. It’s even that questionable 2 a.m. party selfie you shared on Instagram. Your personal brand is the difference between getting the job or landing the client and being a runner-up. This activity will help you shape your personal brand on social media utilizing LinkedIn. Page 2 You have the power to shape your brand, but…

We can define professional as someone who “exhibits a courteous, conscientious and generally businesslike manner in the workplace” (Saskatchewan Polytechnic, 2015, p. 1). We as Disability Support Workers are known as professionals in our field. (Saskatchewan Polytechnic, 2015, p.1). In class, Darrell describes that a piece of paper or certificate is not enough to describe us as professionals, it is a shopping bag of resources and research that will help us to become “professionals”. In this…