What is the purpose of this assignment?
- Subject Code :
HSC4001
Health and Social Care - Level 4
Critical Thinking and Reflective Practice
Module code: HSC4001-20
Assignment 1 Guidance
What is the purpose of this assignment?
- There is a journey towards becoming a thoughtful practitioner of health and social care.
- A series of connected tasks are gradually meant to develop our approach to ethically questioning ourselves, our practice, and others around us.
- In this introductory journey, you will begin to collaboratively develop your reflective capability, your critical thinking, and your ability to express these in writing.
What do you have to do?
- 3 x Blog posts
- Each blog post: 500700 words (max 2100 words)
- Comment and provide feedback on your colleagues posts
Final Submission on FSB Connect:2400 words in total
- Microsoft Word Document:
- Cover page and table of contents
- Copy and paste Blogs 1, 2, and 3 into your document
- Reflect on the feedback received and write a short summary
Blog Themes
- Decide on a theme that fits your work history.
- Examples of previous blog themes:
- Workplace violence
- Lack of staff
- Communication with professionals
- Communication with service users/clients/customers
- Mental Health of staff
Blog Post Breakdown
- Each student will gradually post (in three parts) their reflective journals on their group blogs and read and comment on their colleagues' posts.
- Week 4 Blog 1: Reflective entry on theories and models of reflection (500700 words)
- Week 5 Blog 2: Reflective entry on the value and application of critical thinking in practice (500700 words)
- Week 7 Blog 3: Reflective entry on using reflection and critical thinking to address HSC dilemmas and solve problems (500700 words)
Blog 1: Reflective Practice
- Describe a critical situation from a personal or professional setting. Focus on an issue, a dilemma or a critical incident;
- Introductory thoughts around what makes an honest reflection;
- Choose a theory, or a model, or a tool for reflection and describe it by also mentioning how you think that this will enable an honest reflection;
- Make use of this chosen theory (or model, or tool) to make sense of your example.
Blog 2: Value and Application of Critical Thinking in Practice
- Choose an aspect to focus on (e.g. one particular critical thinking or critical analysis skill or characteristic)
- Then provide an example from your practice that would be related to that aspect and then reflect on the value and application of that critical thinking can bring to your practice.
Blog 3: Reflection and Critical Thinking to Address Health and Social Care Dilemmas
- Week 6 lectures: Strengths-based approach to HSC dilemmas
What do you have to do?
- 3 x Blog posts
- Each blog post is 500-700 words = max 2100 words
- Comment and feedback on your colleagues posts
Final Submission on FSB Connect: 2400 words in total
- Microsoft Word Document:
- Cover page and table of contents
- Copy and paste blogs 1, 2 and 3 into your document.
- Reflect on the feedback received on your posts and write a short summary
