Personal Development and professional relationship management

1. SH5053 Personal & Professional
Development; managing
professional relationships
Week One
Introduction to the module

2. What will we be doing today?
• Getting to know each other
• Finding out what the module is about

3. Some advice
• Both assessments for this module require you to reflect and report on
your experiences throughout the module
• To do this effectively, keep notes of your experiences from the
beginning
• Don’t make these wholly descriptive [e.g. I/we did …] but reflective
[e.g. I learnt …]

4. Getting to know each other
• Who am I? [5 minutes + 10 minutes feedback]
• Either individually or with the person sitting next to you, make a few notes
about who I am based on your observations alone.
• BE PREPARED TO SHARE THESE WITH ME AND THE GROUP!
• How accurate were you?
• How do you think I felt being ‘judged’ in this way?
• How do you feel when this happens to you?
• What lesson can you take away from this exercise?

5. Getting to know each other
• Two-minute mixer [15 – 20 minutes to include 5 minutes feedback]
• Talk to the person nearest to you for two minutes about anything you
like, then switch to someone new when you hear the timer.
• Make sure that both people in each pair get a chance to speak!
• Suggested topics –a person who inspires you, your most important
value, concerns about the coming academic year, your work
experience, your ambitions [Mix them up!]

6. Getting to know each other
• Two-minute mixer
• Feedback – what did you learn from that exercise about:
• yourself
• your colleagues in the group

7. Sharing achievements
Small groups [maximum 5 people]
10 minutes
• Think back to SH4052 Personal & Professional Development; self-
management.
• Based on your Reflective Account, discuss your key learning points
from this module in relation to:
• communication skills [be specific!] and
• resolving conflict?

8. Identifying Goals
Small groups [maximum 5 people]
10 minutes
• Again, thinking back to SH4052 Personal & Professional Development;
self-management
• Thinking about your Development Plan, discuss how the learning
needs identified as part of this align with the module learning
outcomes.

9. Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:
• Demonstrate detailed knowledge of established theories and concepts
relating to teamwork in the health and social care context.
• Undertake research in order to use information to inform a choice of
solutions to common challenges encountered by teams in the health and
social care context.
• Interact effectively within a team of fellow students
• Demonstrate awareness of personal responsibility and be able to
demonstrate how this is incorporated into professional practice
• Reflect constructively on professional learning and identify areas for future
development of your individual knowledge and skills

10. Feedback on Achievement and Goals
Whole group discussion
10 minutes
• What did you learn from that exercise about:
• yourself
• your colleagues in the group?
• What are the implications of your learning for working in teams?

11. What is the module about
• Personal & Professional Development
• Cannot be separated
• Improving communication & teamwork skills
• Module is a ‘laboratory’ for this
• Keep in mind the ‘public’ at all times!
• The role of ‘values’ in health and social care

12. Fortnightly Sessions & Assessment
• In-Tray Exercise
• forms the basis of the assessment and content of the sessions
• goal - to learn how teams work & how you function within a team
• undertaking a real-world exercise within the ‘safety’ of the classroom
• exercise and assessment undertaken as a group [ideally 5 people]
• assessment - 2000 word report submitted on behalf of the whole group.
[one mark awarded].
• crucial that each group member contributes equitably to the production of
this report.

13. Fortnightly Sessions & Assessment
• You will be provided with a number of scenarios
• each scenario will identify a task
• over the course of the module, additional information will be
provided and tasks set related to the scenario
• In order to respond effectively & to produce a successful assessment,
you will need to learn how to function as a team.

14. Scenario
You are a team that has been set up within South Rotherton as part of
the recently introduced Integrated Care System (ICS). Your goal is to
develop the effectiveness of multi-disciplinary teams within the
neighbourhoods that form the place of South Rotherton.
Task
• Looking at this scenario, what questions occur to you?
• What do you need to know in order to begin to understand your task?

15. Scenario
Resources
• Charles, A. (2021) Integrated care systems explained: making sense of
systems, places and neighbourhoods. Available at:
https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/integrated-care-systems-
explained (Accessed 24 September 2021)
• National Health Service (n.d.) Integrated care. Available at:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/integratedcare/ (Accessed 24 September
2021)
Feedback
• Discussion of answers to questions identified above through use of
resources provided. [NB As the module progresses, you will be required to
identify your own resources.]

16. Establishing Groups
• Needs to be done quickly – ideally by the beginning of the next
session!
• How do you think we should do this?
1. Random allocation by teacher
2. Self-selection by students
• What are the advantages & disadvantages of each method?
• The group decides which method is to be used!

17. Session Summary
• Identify and write down at least one piece of learning from this
session
• What questions do you still have?
• Preparation for next session
• Identify the questions posed by the scenario presented above and the
knowledge needed to begin to understand your task
• Read the resources identified
• Be prepared to share your results in your group