Personal Effectiveness for Professional Practice
Summative Assessment Guidelines for the Personal Effectiveness for Professional Practice Module: Reflective Commentary and Development Plan (1500 words)
You are required to write a single document including:
Part (1) a reflective commentary based on your experiences in one of the module sessions identifying an aspect of personal effectiveness that you need to develop
Part (2) a development plan which details how you will improve on the aspect of personal effectiveness identified in the commentary.
The reflective commentary and development plan must demonstrate achievement of the Module Learning Outcomes and make links to NMC Code (2018).
Guidelines in Respect of Confidentiality e.g. in group discussions and written assessments
During the module you will be required to draw on and reflect on your experiences and use these in group discussions and formative and summative assessments.
It is therefore important that service user and peer (e.g. student, health care professional, lecturer, etc) confidentiality should be maintained at all times.
It is your responsibility to ensure that information that would identify an individual, group or placement is omitted from all written assessments.
You can achieve this by being selective and only using information which is absolutely essential, and by using appropriate pseudonyms e.g. ‘a service user’, ‘a children’s ward’.
Introduction (150 words)
State the aims of the reflective commentary and development plan.
Include which module session and aspect of personal effectiveness is the focus of the reflective commentary and development plan
Include which reflective framework will be used to structure the reflective commentary i.e. Borton (1970) or Gibbs (1988).
Part 1: Reflective Commentary (800 words)
Use the stages of the chosen reflective framework to structure the commentary and demonstrate reflection (MLO 1).
In your reflection demonstrate an understanding of the effect of emotions on behaviour and the potential impact on others (MLO 2).
In your reflection discuss what support and feedback will be needed to develop the selected aspect of personal effectiveness (MLO 1)
Part 2: Development Plan (400 words)
Use the template provided to write a development plan that details how you will improve on the aspect of personal effectiveness discussed in the commentary (MLO 3).
Conclusion (150 words)
Summarise the key issues in your reflective commentary and development plan.
Identify implications for future reflective practice and personal development.