Description:
| Aims: This unit aims to foster the professional and personal development of the student practitioner, in relation to current standards of best practice, research evidence and theory.
Learning Outcomes: On completion of this unit the learner will be able to:
* Interpret own roles and responsibilities in the organisation, recognising the limitations of own competence and areas of responsibility;
* Monitor, reassess, evaluate and report on the process and outcomes of interventions used with clients;
* Apply the principles of equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice, demonstrating awareness of relevant legislation and codes of practice;
* Critically reflect on own professional development needs and devise plan/strategies to meet them within a given timescale.
Skills: * Working within a team and individually to complete a relevant and agreed project or tasks.
* Improving own performance through critical self-reflection, the implementation of evidence-based practice, and continual professional development activities.
The professional practice for this unit is that the learner must be able to demonstrate that they can:
* Share information and skills with other professionals;
* Work in co-operation with other professionals.
Content: 1. Significant and emerging theories and principles of:
a. Roles of other professionals in the field of addictions counselling/treatment.
b. Group dynamics and multi-disciplinary team working.
2. Methods, techniques and processes relating to:
a. Recognising and avoiding stereotypical assumptions.
b. Identifying different role positions and expectations of the worker.
3. Information and facts about:
* The role of self in the organisation and the limitations of own competence and area of responsibility.
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