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SSESSMENT 1 PART A BRIEF |
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Subject Code and Title |
SDR404 |
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Assessment |
Reflective |
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Individual/Group |
Individual |
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Length |
300 |
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Learning Outcomes |
The Subject Learning Outcomes demonstrated a) Critically
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Submission |
Due |
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Weighting |
10% |
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Total Marks |
100 |
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Task Summary
Using the personal reflective journal you have been asked to write since Week 1, critically reflect on your strengths and vulnerabilities. Compile a 300-word introductory reflection on a personal self- care strategy. This strategy should seek to address your own self-care needs as a professional, in order to help prevent, or to help move you beyond, burnout in your working context. You will then apply your self-care strategy developed in Assessment 1 Part A to later complete a reflexive evaluation in Assessment 1 Part B.
Context
This course has so far confirmed key concepts found in the practice of the helping professions: stress, empathy, resilience and self-care. This task requires you to identify your personal strengths and vulnerabilities, and been given a grounding in the challenges of professional burnout and compassion fatigue. You will also have been provided with tools and strategies to build awareness of your personal self-care needs.
This assessment is designed to draw your attention to a deeper awareness of the strengths and vulnerabilities inherent in who you are, and the self-care needs this implies in a professional context. The aim is to develop effective strategies to help you remain healthy in mind, body and spirit as you work in your chosen profession.
Task Instructions
During the learning modules of this subject, you will create a personal journal in which you regularly enter written reflections that help you to process your experience of this subject and relate your new knowledge to your wider life. This journal will be for your eyes only, but will form the basis of material with which you will be able to complete Assessment 1, Parts A & B.
Step 1: Examine reflective journal entries
Critically examine your weekly journal reflections on personal strengths and vulnerabilities, as they relate to your professional context.
See the document titled ‘Helpful Tools for Reflection’, found in Assessment 1 information area to guide the reflective process.
Step 2: Critical Reflection Write up
Formulate a 300-word self-care strategy proposal that addresses your personal needs as a helping professional. The aim for your self-care strategy is to build your resilience, and overcoming or avoiding burnout.
Perhaps you have already identified contexts in which you feel challenged or lacking in sufficient emotional resources. Alternatively, maybe you have reflected upon past experiences that may be useful to draw upon in the future. Draw upon current theories and models found in literature and presented in your weekly module learning to inform your self-care strategy proposal.
You will apply your self-care strategy over the following weeks and write about this experience in your weekly journals. For Assessment 1 Part b, you will conclude with a reflexive evaluation of your self-care strategy.
Referencing
It is essential that you use appropriate APA style for citing and referencing research. Follow the APA referencing guidelines according to the current Torrens University Academic Writing Guide.
Submission Instructions
Submit your Assessment 1, Part A Critical Reflection via the main navigation menu in SDR404: Self- Care and Developing Resilience. The Learning Facilitator will provide feedback via the Grade Centre in the LMS portal. Feedback can be viewed in My Grades.
Academic Integrity Declaration
I declare that except where I have referenced, the work I am submitting for this assessment task is my own work. I have read and am aware of Torrens University Australia Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure viewable online at http://www.torrens.edu.au/policies-and-forms
Tips on Reflective Writing:
Reflective cycle stages:
1) Describe a significant trigger and how it may have felt
2) Evaluate and interpret your thoughts, feelings or behaviour
3) Analyse and make conclusions
4) Plan for the future
Reflective Writing – First Person:
You will be writing in the first person and using reference citations in areas of your writing too for this critical reflective piece.
When describing your reflections you can write in the first person, because this is about YOU, your reflections and your interpretations. (e.g. “I considered this advice to be…..
because it had a big impact on my……..and it helped me to understand my… ………”). Try to be as specific as possible, use brief examples to illustrate your points and try to select examples that enable you to demonstrate learning against the attributes in the rubric.
The next step is to merge your understanding of what the literature reveals that add to your personal reflections. When backing up your personal reflective understanding, with outside sources, all other principles of academic writing apply including strict referencing and acknowledgement of the work of others to avoid plagiarism.
Assessment Rubric
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Assessment Attributes |
Fail (Yet to achieve minimum standard) 0-49% |
Pass (Functional) 50-64% |
Credit (Proficient) |
Distinction (Advanced) 75-84% |
High Distinction (Exceptional) 85-100% |
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Knowledge and understanding of the concepts of Describe have felt
Percentage for this criterion = 30% |
Demonstrates an inadequately developed understanding Not yet competent in Identifying an emotional |
Demonstrates a functional knowledge of the key
Identifies an emotional |
Demonstrates proficient knowledge of the key
Outlines an emotional |
Demonstrates advanced knowledge of the key concepts
Outlines a significant |
Demonstrates exceptional knowledge of the key
Discerningly identifies a |
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Evaluates concepts of self-care, resilience, burnout
Evaluate Percentage for this criterion = 30% |
Has not assessed thoughts, |
Has considered personal |
Has thought carefully on |
Has thought carefully on |
Has |
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Demonstration Plan for the future
Percentage for this criterion = 30% |
A Observations |
A self-care |
A Applies |
A Shows insight |
A Highly sophisticated critical Well |
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Correct citation of key resources and evidence Percentage for this criterion = 10% |
Demonstrates Referencing |
Demonstrates Referencing |
Demonstrates consistent use of support and develop ideas
Referencing |
Demonstrates Referencing |
Demonstrates
Referencing |
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The |
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SLO a) |
Critically reflect on personal |
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SLO d) |
Recognise symptoms of burnout and |
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SLO e) |
Design and justify a personal |
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