LMAC 6A Professional development in adult care

1. Understand principles of learning and professional development in adult care

• 1.1 Discuss ways to achieve and the benefits of continually improving: • own knowledge and practice • team’s knowledge and practice
• 1.2 Explain the range of required and recommended learning and development in adult care
• 1.3 Explain the differences between learning requirements and continuous professional development
• 1.4 Explain the purpose and benefits of workforce planning and development
• 1.5 Explain potential barriers and constraints in relation to professional development in adult care settings
• 1.6 Explore models of reflection and the importance of reflective practice in improving own and team’s performance
• 1.7 Explain the importance of literacy, numeracy and digital skills in adult care and how to develop these skills in the workforce
• 1.8 Analyse factors to consider when selecting and commissioning activities for learning and professional development

2. Be able to lead learning and professional development practices

• 2.1 Evaluate available mechanisms and resources that can support learning and professional development in adult care
• 2.2 Promote a learning culture within own team
• 2.3 Facilitate the development of others to enable effective delegation

3. Understand the development needs of the adult care workforce relating to digital skills

• 3.1 Justify current drivers for digitisation within adult care and the wider context
• 3.2 Identify how own and others’ attitudes towards digital skills can impact on practice
• 3.3 Examine the core digital skills required for working in adult care
• 3.4 Evaluate strategies to overcome barriers to learning and development of digital skills that may exist within the workforce

4. Be able to develop digital knowledge and skills of self and own team

• 4.1 Review digital knowledge and skills of self and own team
• 4.2 Develop a plan to improve digital knowledge and skills of self and own team
• 4.3 Implement the plan to improve digital knowledge and skills of self and own team
• 4.4 Evaluate the impact of implementing the plan on the development and practice of self and own team