2:quality assurance and reflective practice

what is the duty of a regulatory college

protect the public

they are not educational bodies like the licensing boards

regulated health professions act

deal with things in registration, professional misconduct, quality assurance

committees

the hprac requires regulatory colleges to all have the following committees

executive

registration

inquiries complaints and reports

discipline committee

fitness to practice

quality assurance

patient relations

quality assurance

provide registrants of the collage with opportunity to enhance their knowledge base and clinical skills and encourage excellence in the delivery of care to the public

• cep is one component of quality assurance program

continuing education activity

are required to complete a minimum of 25 credit hours of continuing education per year

ce must directly relate to chiropody or podiatry

ce is intended to increase in competence and enhnace the delivery of care to the public

one hr of credit is accepted for 1hr of participation in educational activity

category a ce

defined as lecture style programs provided by a recognized educational institution or other regulated health professional group or association

min of 10 hrs completed

accredited university or hospital course or from associations that are approved

category b ce

lectures, workshops supplier/ provider programs and self directed independent learning activities like journal reviews recorded materials, mentorship presentations and professional readings

15 max

must also have 2 hrs of equity and diversity inclusion

how long to store and log

at least 5 years

10% of registrants will be randomly selected to submit ce logs with supporting material - recieps diplomas certificates for evaluation by QA commitie

why do reflective practice

fill knowldge gaps

skill deficits and learning needs

what is reflective practice

the capacity to reflect on action so as to engage in a process of continous learning

need to pay critical attention to practical values and theories which inform everyday actions

leeds to develop insight

what is a reflective practitioner

someone who regularly intervals looks back at the work they do and the work process and considers how to improve

leads to professional development

argyris and schon theories of action

single loop learning

governing variables like goals, values beleives ( why we do what we do )—> action strategies and tec ( what we do ) → results and consequences

• goe back to action strategies

double loop

going back to governing variables

reflection IN action

thinking on you feet

involves looking to our experiences connection with onr feeling and attending to our theories in use

• building new understandings to inform our actions in situation that is unfolding

reflection ON action

is done after the encounter - write ip recordings talk things through with supervisors and so on

what do all reflection models have in common

description

• what you did, see, do , where, why

reaction/feeling

• how you and others felt, what surprised you or concerned you

evaluation/what learned

• what went well what did you learn what did others do well or not

action plan

• what to do differnetly to improve

3 models of reflection

bortons/rolfe framework - what so what now what

gibbs - descition, feeling, evaluation,analysis,conclusion, action plan

johns -description of experience, reflection, influencing factors, could i have dealt with it better, learning

four selves

open self

blind self

hidden self

unknown self

smart goals

specific - what to do to meet goal

measurable -can be objectively assessed

achievable - you have the resources to achieve the goal

relevant - significant to what you are doing at present or in near future

time oriented- has a delivery date or an end date