Clinical Skills Reflection
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| Paper Topic | : | Clinical Skills for Self-Assessment | |||
| Clinical Skills for Self-Assessment (Linked to Assessment 1 – ‘Blog 1’ submitted to blog page and then Turnitin for Assessment) Before we begin the first Macro Module ‘Youth Mental Health’, please take some time now to undertake a reflective self-assessment of your clinical skills (competence & confidence). Please follow the steps below: 1. Consider your current mental health clinical practice skills – warts and all – where are your errors or insight failures and or skills to be developed 2. Consider what skill set is required of you in your day-to-day work – good to consult your last performance review and or have a conversation with your manager or even the latest organisation plan/targets 3. Consider if you want to move into this area, or a related new area, what skills will you need – good to look at job adverts and or position descriptions 4. Work through the suggested skills below – the list is not exhaustive and you may have others relevant to your work – which is fine 5. Identify the clinical skills you would like to develop – identify your top three in order of priority, which may include others, not on the list below ,but pertinent to you 6. Write a rationale for each – how will these skills improve patient/family outcome in your practice/service Suggested Clinical Skills to Consider Reflect on your current clinical skills in youth and young adult mental health. The list below is not meant to be exhaustive but to provide you with a reflective framework to assess your own skills i.e. something to work with. Your Clinical Skills/Knowledge will Evolve Throughout your Career. Regular reflection on your skills – confidence, competence, currency and fit with your required practice is extremely valuable. 1 Understanding of risk assessment 2 Therapeutic engagement 3 Pharmacology in practice After you have completed your reflection select your top 3 skills (not necessarily listed above) that you would like to enhance and why. Consider outcomes for your patients/ consumers if you improve these skills.. For example: better understanding of mental health needs of youth in out-of-home-care or how to provide mental health care in paediatric wards or youths in adult mental health contexts of care. How will these skills improve patient outcomes? After posting your choices of three skills and your rationale for each on Blog 1 page. Leave for a few days to read the blogs/comments of others and then submit via Blackboard Assessment submission tab by the due date. There is no requirement to submit comments from colleagues or comments made by you on colleague posts. The second assignment will due after 4 days to send files | |||||
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