The objective of this journal is to analyze how the 4Ps (product, price, place, and promotion) influence the strategic decisions of a global customer brand. Additionally, you will apply the consumer buying decision process to a new product launch, providing a concise yet comprehensive understanding of both theoretical and practical marketing applications. Select a well-known global brand (e.g., Apple, Coca-Cola, Nike, Samsung) that operates in multiple international markets. Remember, not every global company is a brand. For example, Proctor and Gamble owns over 80 brands. 4Ps Analysis: Briefly discuss how the brand tailors its product offerings to meet the needs and preferences of different international markets. Focus on key aspects such as product design, features, and quality. Provide an overview of the pricing strategy. Discuss how pricing varies across different markets and the factors influencing these decisions. Evaluate the distribution strategy. Highlight the main distribution channels and logistical considerations for ensuring product availability. Assess the promotional strategies used by the brand. Discuss how promotional tactics are adapted to fit cultural norms and media consumption habits of different countries. New Product Launch: Identify the consumer needs or problems the new product aims to address. Discuss how consumers might seek information about the new product. Analyze how consumers evaluate the new product against competing products. Examine the factors influencing the consumer’s decision to purchase the new product. Explore how the brand plans to ensure customer satisfaction and foster loyalty after the purchase. Begin with an introduction. Support your journal with at least one source. Your journal must be at least 8 pages in length, not counting the required references page. Follow APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment.

Promoting Interprofessional Collaboration in Healthcare Teams

Purpose:

1. Understand the significance of interprofessional collaboration in improving patient care outcomes.
2. Identify key techniques and strategies for facilitating effective collaboration and teamwork in healthcare teams.
3. Analyze common barriers to collaboration and develop solutions for overcoming these challenges.
4. Reflect on personal experiences and observations to enhance understanding of interprofessional collaboration in healthcare settings.

Instructions:

In this assignment, you will explore techniques for facilitating collaboration and teamwork within interprofessional healthcare teams. You will analyze the importance of effective communication, shared decision-making, and mutual respect in achieving positive patient outcomes. Additionally, you will identify strategies for overcoming common barriers to collaboration and promoting a culture of teamwork in healthcare settings.

• Conduct a literature review on the importance of interprofessional collaboration in healthcare settings. Identify at least five peer-reviewed articles that discuss techniques and strategies for facilitating collaboration and teamwork within interprofessional healthcare teams.
• Work with your preceptor and stakeholders at your project site to develop an action plan for promoting interprofessional collaboration in your healthcare setting. Submit this in the appendices section.
• Brainstorm strategies for fostering effective communication, enhancing team dynamics, and resolving conflicts. Submit this in the appendices section.
• Outline specific steps, responsibilities, and timelines for implementing the action plan within the healthcare setting. Submit this in the appendices section.

Submission Instructions:

• Include your action plan, brainstorming, outline, and timeline in the appendices section of your literature review.
• Submit a plan describing role responsibilities for your group in the appendices section of your literature review.
• The literature review is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation and misspelling.
• The literature review should be formatted per current APA and a minimum of 5 pages in length, excluding the title, abstract and references page. Incorporate a minimum of 5 current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.
• Your submission will be assessed through Turnitin.

Grading Rubric

Your assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric.

Final Essay/Paper Rubric

Final Essay/Paper Rubric
Criteria	Ratings	Points
Identification of Main Issues/Problems	Distinguished Identifies and demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of the issues/problems. 10 to >9 pts Excellent Identifies and demonstrates an accomplished understanding of most issues/problems. 9 to >7 pts Fair Identifies and demonstrates an acceptable understanding of most issues/problems. 7 to >0 pts Poor Identifies and demonstrates an unacceptable understanding of most issues/problems. Or nothing was submitted. 0 pts	/10 pts
Analysis and Evaluation of Issues/Probelms	Distinguished Presents an insightful, thorough analysis and evaluation of issues/problems. 10 to >9 pts Excellent Presents a thorough analysis and evaluation of most of the issues/problems. 9 to >7 pts Fair Presents a superficial or incomplete analysis and evaluation of issues/problems. 7 to >0 pts Poor Presents unacceptable analysis and evaluation of issues/problems. Or nothing was submitted. 0 pts	/10 pts
Demonstrates a Conceptual Understanding	Distinguished Provides thorough, competent, and interpretive responses to all issues/problems, and shows a high level of conceptual understanding. 10 to >9 pts Excellent Provides competent and interpretive responses to all issues/problems, and shows a moderate level of conceptual understanding. 9 to >7 pts Fair Provides competent responses to all issues/problems, but lacks interpretation and a moderate level of conceptual understanding. 7 to >0 pts Poor Provides an unacceptable response to all issues/problems, and lacks interpretation and a moderate level of conceptual understanding. Or nothing was submitted. 0 pts	/10 pts
Use of Citations to Course Readings and Additional Research/Literature	Distinguished Effectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Exceptional use of citations and extended referencing. 10 to >9 pts Excellent Effectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Moderate use of citations and extended referencing. 9 to >7 pts Fair Ineffectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Moderate use of citations and extended referencing. 7 to >0 pts Poor Ineffectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Unacceptable use of citations and extended referencing. Or nothing was submitted. 0 pts	/10 pts
Writing Mechanics and APA Formatting Guidelines	Full Marks Demonstrates a high level of clarity, precision, and attention to detail. APA style is correct and writing is free of grammar and spelling errors. 10 to >9 pts Excellent Demonstrates a high level of clarity. APA style and writing mechanics need more precision and attention to detail. 9 to >7 pts Fair Demonstrates a moderate level of clarity. APA style and writing mechanics need more precision and attention to detail. 7 to >0 pts Poor Demonstrates issues in writing and communicating clearly. APA style and writing mechanics need serious attention. Or nothing was submitted.

COMPLEX CASE STUDY PRESENTATION

In Weeks 4, 7, and 9 of the course, you will participate in clinical discussions. In one of these three weeks, you will be a presenter as well as help facilitate the online discussion; in the others you will be an active discussion participant. When it is your week to present, you will create a Focused SOAP note and a short didactic (teaching) video presenting a real (but de-identified) complex patient case from your practicum experience.

You should have received an assignment from your Instructor letting you know which week of the course you are assigned to present.

 

RESOURCES

 

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

WEEKLY RESOURCES

TO PREPARE:

• Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider the insights they provide. Also review the Kaltura Media Uploader resource in the left-hand navigation of the classroom for help creating your self-recorded Kaltura video.
• Select a child/adolescent or adult patient from your clinical experience that presents with a significant concern. Create a focused SOAP note for this patient using the template in the Resources. All SOAP notes must be signed by your Preceptor. When you submit your SOAP note, you should include the complete SOAP note as a Word document and PDF/images of completed assignment signed by your Preceptor. You must submit your SOAP Note using Turnitin.
  Please Note: Electronic signatures are not accepted. If both files are not received by the due date, Faculty will deduct points per the Walden Late Policies.
• Then, based on your SOAP note of this patient, develop a video case study presentation. Take time to practice what you will say beforehand, and ensure that you have the appropriate lighting and equipment to record the presentation.
• Your presentation should include objectives for your audience, at least 3 possible discussion questions/prompts for your classmates to respond to, and at least 5 scholarly resources to support your diagnostic reasoning and treatment plan.

Video assignment for this week’s presenters:

Record yourself presenting the complex case study for your clinical patient. In your presentation:

• Dress professionally and present yourself in a professional manner.
• Display your photo ID at the start of the video when you introduce yourself.
• Ensure that you do not include any information that violates the principles of HIPAA (i.e., don’t use the patient’s name or any other identifying information).
• State 3–4 objectives for the presentation that are targeted, clear, use appropriate verbs from Bloom’s taxonomy, and address what the audience will know or be able to do after viewing.
• Present the full complex case study. Include chief complaint; history of present illness; any pertinent past psychiatric, substance use, medical, social, family history; most recent mental status exam; current psychiatric diagnosis including differentials that were ruled out; and plan for treatment and management.
• Report normal diagnostic results as the name of the test and “normal” (rather than specific value). Abnormal results should be reported as a specific value.
• Pose three questions or discussion prompts, based on your presentation, that your colleagues can respond to after viewing your video.
• Be succinct in your presentation, and do not exceed 8 minutes. Specifically address the following for the patient, using your SOAP note as a guide.
  • Subjective: What details did the patient provide regarding their chief complaint and symptomology to derive your differential diagnosis? What is the duration and severity of their symptoms? How are their symptoms impacting their functioning in life?
  • Objective: What observations did you make during the psychiatric assessment?
  • Assessment: Discuss their mental status examination results. What were your differential diagnoses? Provide a minimum of three possible diagnoses and why you chose them. List them from highest priority to lowest priority. What was your primary diagnosis, and why? Describe how your primary diagnosis aligns with DSM- 5-TR diagnostic criteria and is supported by the patient’s symptoms.
  • Plan: What was your plan for psychotherapy (include one health promotion activity and patient education)? What was your plan for treatment and management, including alternative therapies? Include pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments, alternative therapies, and follow-up parameters, as well as a rationale for this treatment and management plan.  Discuss an identified social determinate of health impacting this patient’s mental health status and provide your recommendation for a referral to assist this patient in meeting this identified need (students will need to conduct research on this topic both in the literature and for community resources).
  • Reflection notes: What would you do differently with this patient if you could conduct the session again? If you are able to follow up with your patient, explain whether these interventions were successful and why or why not. If you were not able to conduct a follow-up, discuss what your next intervention would be.

MSDA 628 Supply Chain Business Analytics

Module 1 Assignment

General requirement

• Make sure that each problem/sub-problem is on its own worksheet.
• Your Excel model must be executable. If your excel model is ran, it should generate the same results you submit. That means the spreadsheet has correct embedded formulae and Solver dialog boxes have all the inputs. If ‘Solve’ is clicked and your spreadsheet does not produce the reported results, a zero score will be assigned to that problem.
• Name the Excel file as “Homework 1_Last Name.xlsx”.
• Please contact the instructor if you have any questions regarding the assignment.

Problem 1

The Weinberger Electronics Corporation manufactures four highly technical products that it supplies to aerospace firms that hold NASA contracts. Each of the products must pass through the following departments before being shipped: wiring, drilling, assembly, and inspection. The time requirement in hours for each unit produced and its corresponding profit value are summarized in the following table:

	PRODUCT
DEPARTMENT	XJ201	XM897	TR29	BR788
Wiring	0.5	1.5	1.5	1.0
Drilling	0.3	1.0	2.0	3.0
Assembly	0.2	4.0	1.0	2.0
Inspection	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.5
Unit Profit ($)	9.0	12.0	10.0	8.0

The production available in each department each month and the minimum monthly production requirement to fulfill contracts are as follows:

DEPARTMENT	CAPACITY (HOURS)	PRODUCT	MINIMUM PRODUCTION LEVEL
Wiring	15,000	XJ201	150
Drilling	17,000	XM897	100
Assembly	26,000	TR29	300
Inspection	12,000	BR788	400

The production manager has the responsibility of specifying production levels for each product for the coming month. Use Excel spreadsheet to solve Weinberger’s profit-maximization problem using LP.

Problem 2

A sudden increase in the demand for smoke detectors has left Hanson Alarms with insufficient capacity to meet demand. The company has seen its monthly demand for electronic and battery-powered smoke detectors rise to 27,500 and 14,450, respectively. Tommy Hanson, the CEO of Hanson Alarms, has told his COO Julia Hanson that the company must always meet demand for its products. Hanson’s production process involves three departments: fabrication, assembly, and shipping. The data for production and prices is summarized below.

	Hours required to manufacture 1 unit
DEPARTMENT	Electronic powered	Battery powered	Monthly Hours Available
Fabrication	0.20	0.13	2,500
Assembly	0.25	0.22	4,470
Shipping	0.15	0.18	3,200
Variable cost/unit	$18.80	$16.00
Retail price	$32.50	$31.60

 

The company also has the option to obtain additional units from a subcontractor, The ChrisJones Company, who has offered to supply up to 25,000 units per month in any combination of electronic and battery-powered models, at a cost of $22.75 per unit. For this price, ChrisJones will assembly, test, and ship its models directly to the distributors without using Hanson’s production process. Use Excel spreadsheet to determine the optimal quantities to make and/or buy that will maximize profit.

(Hint: For making or buying a product, Unit profit = Unit retail price – Unit Cost)

Using the topic you selected for Week 2: Paper and Week 5: Research Paper Part I, complete your final research paper. Consider the following:

• What are the major findings from the scholarly sources you found?
• How will can your research be applied in an organizational setting?
• What are the potential implications of your findings?
• What are your recommendations for additional research on the topic?

Your paper must have 7-10 scholarly references. Ideally, these references will be the some of the ones you listed in your annotated bibliography. The 7-page essay (2400 words minimum in the body of the text) should be written in APA.

Essentially, here’s what I will be grading you on:

• Does this student understand the material?
• Can this student demonstrate synthesis through writing?
• Can this student apply critical thinking skills on the topic they have chosen?
• Can this student write in their own words?
• Can this student write at the graduate level?

IMPORTANT

Remember that your final paper is automatically checked for plagiarism through turnitin.com.

Assignment: PowerPoint Presentation on Staffing, Professional Development, and Performance Appraisal For this assignment, you have been tasked with creating a PowerPoint presentation that provides your audience with a brief yet comprehensive overview of the connections between staffing, professional development, and performance appraisals.

Your Poster or PowerPoint Presentation should include the following sections:

Abstract Provide a summary of the key parts of your presentation. Length requirement: 150–250 words. Purpose/Objectives Combine the purpose and objectives of your presentation into this section (2–3 bullets). Be sure to highlight how staffing, professional development, and performance appraisals are interconnected in supporting organizational effectiveness. Background Provide a brief overview of the importance of staffing, professional development, and performance appraisals. Include relevant and interesting statistics (e.g., turnover rates, cost of training, appraisal effectiveness, or workforce development trends). Staffing Approaches Discuss key strategies for effective staffing, including recruitment, retention, and alignment with organizational goals. Consider the impact of proper staffing on professional growth opportunities and performance outcomes. Professional Development Describe the role of professional development in employee growth and organizational success. Highlight different methods such as continuing education, mentoring, certifications, workshops, and career ladders. Connect how professional development influences both staffing outcomes (e.g., retention, morale) and performance appraisal results. Performance Appraisal Tools Discuss, compare, and contrast four to five different types of appraisal tools. Explain how these tools can also identify staffing needs and professional development opportunities. Performance Appraisal Strategies Discuss strategies managers can use to ensure appraisals are effective, accurate, and fair. Include steps managers should take before, during, and after the appraisal process. Integrate how appraisal feedback can inform staffing decisions and drive professional development plans. Discussion Provide a personal reflection on your own experiences with staffing, professional development, or performance appraisals. If you are in a supervisory role, reflect from the perspective of a manager responsible for these processes. If you are not in a supervisory role, reflect as an employee engaging in them. Consider: Was your staffing experience adequate for your role? Did you receive professional development support? Were appraisals tied to unit or institutional goals? Did these processes contribute to your growth? Conclusion Summarize the key content/points discussed in the presentation. Address the future implications of integrating staffing, professional development, and performance appraisals for building a sustainable, high-performing workforce. References Use at least three additional references beyond your textbook (minimum of four total). Visuals In addition to bullets, paragraphs, and sentences, incorporate at least two of your choice of the following: charts, graphs, tables, and other visuals to help convey key content to your audience in your poster presentation. Remember this is a stand-alone presentation so the PPT should be able to speak for itself without a voiceover. No Voicethread (VT) required for this assignment but link placed in VoiceThread Groups to upload a presentation in VT to share with your groupmates.

If you decide to do a poster, you can use the attached template. Once finished save it as a pdf file before uploading your presentation into Blackboard to maintain the layout.

Additional Resources:

Read the Developing a Professional Poster Presentation article. (attached) Review this web article Developing an Effective Poster Presentation

First, read Covey, Matthews, BuzzFeed, McGregor et al., SportsDayDFW.com., and Moore (all articles can be found in the “Module 6 Reading” above). In addition, view the presentation on “A New View of Failure and Success,” and watch the videos with J.K. Rowling.

According to Dr. Charles Manz, “Changing our perspective is often the key to finding success in seeming failure,” and he suggests that we need a paradigm shift to learn to discover opportunities in problems. In this week’s discussion, you are tasked with thinking critically about the content presented on rejection and changing our perspectives on failure and success. Some possible prompts follow. You do not have to address every prompt. Your post should be a minimum of two well-developed paragraphs.

Do you agree with Manz that a change in paradigm shift is necessary? Why or why not? What do you take away from the stories about authors being rejected? What do you take away from the readings about the importance of failure? How does the Covey reading on Think Win/Win relate to the other readings in the module? Do you agree that both failure and success should be viewed differently? Why or why not? Read in Covey text, Habit 4: Think Win/Win  Read the article “How Failure Breeds Success”  How Failure Breeds Success.pdf   Read the following web articles (Click on the links below to view): A Writing Class May Help 20 Brilliant Authors Whose Work Was Initially Rejected Michael Irvin: I Hope The Cowboys Lose to the Redskins Watch the following videos: (links below) Module 6 Failure and Success J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement https://youtu.be/XZLaT-rOyEc?is=s2tiJJpMxGs5OVcQ

https://youtu.be/wHGqp8lz36c?is=pWIWy5Xoos7u8qLg

A.  Create a document, as the new customer service manager, to help your team understand the four domains of emotional intelligence (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management) by doing the following:

1.  Introduce yourself as the new customer service manager to your team, focusing on one of the six company values provided in the scenario.
2.  Discuss how you and your team will use one of the following elements of self-awareness in your daily interactions:

•   emotional awareness

•   accurate self-assessment

•   self-confidence

3.  Discuss how you and your team will use one of the following elements of self-management in your daily interactions:

•   emotional self-control

•   transparency

•   adaptability

•   achievement

•   initiative

•   optimism

4.  Discuss how you and your team will use social awareness to practice empathy in your daily interactions.

a.  Discuss how unconscious bias may affect ethical decision-making on your team.

b.  Describe two types of cognitive bias, including an example of each bias.

5.  Discuss how you and your team will use one of the following elements of relationship management in your daily interactions:

•   influence

•   coaching and mentoring

•   conflict management

•   teamwork

•   inspirational leadership a.  Discuss how you will create a culture of care within your team.

6.  Explain why you and your direct reports will use at least one of the four domains of emotional intelligence (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management) to be effective as a team.

B.  Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

C.  Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

A.  Complete the VIA Character Strengths Survey using the “VIA Character Strengths Survey” web link and use the results of the survey to complete the following:

Note: Remember that this VIA Character Strengths Survey is not a test but rather a feedback tool. There is no wrong answer, so respond genuinely. If you download a copy of your survey results, you will receive a list of 24 items in order of your personal strengths, with the first five being your signature strengths and the last five being your lesser strengths. Refer to the attached “D253 VIA Character Strength Survey Instructions” supporting document for additional information on accessing the survey.

1.  Describe an experience in which you used one of your five signature strengths (i.e., the first five) from the survey results to overcome a challenge.

Note: Consider experiences from a school, volunteer, personal, or professional setting.

a.  Explain how you could apply the strength identified in part A1 as a values-based leader in your new position as the customer service manager from the scenario.

2.  Describe an experience in which being stronger in one of your five lesser strengths (i.e., the last five) from the survey results could have positively influenced the outcome.

Note: Consider experiences from a school, volunteer, personal, or professional setting.

a.  Explain how improving the lesser strength identified in part A2 will help accelerate your values-based leadership abilities in your new position as the customer service manager.

b.  List three actions you can take to grow in the area identified in part A2.

B.  To set the tone for your new team, explain to them who you are as a values-based leader by doing the following:

1.  List your top three values as a values-based leader from the “List of Values” web link.

Note: When listing your top three values, consider those values you hold most important.

a.  Explain how you will demonstrate each of the values listed in part B1 to serve both the team and the organization in the scenario.

C.  Based on your understanding of who you are as a leader after completing parts A and B, do the following:

1.  Discuss one leadership challenge relevant to ethics and values that you could face as the new customer service manager regarding selecting and announcing the new team lead.

Note: Consider your purpose as a new leader, ethical principles, relevant stakeholders, your expectations and point of view, and any assumptions you have made.

2.  Discuss how you, as the customer service manager, would use one of your top three values from part B1 and one of the company’s values in a conversation about the hiring decision with the person who was not selected as the team lead.

Note: Consider values, ethical responsibility, and personal and professional consequences.

D.  Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

E.  Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

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A	SSESSMENT 1 PART A BRIEF
Subject Code and Title	SDR404 Self-Care and Developing Resilience
Assessment	Reflective Journal. Part A: Critical Reflection.
Individual/Group	Individual
Length	300 words (+/- 10%)
Learning Outcomes	The Subject Learning Outcomes demonstrated by successful completion of the task below include: a)  Critically reflect on personal strengths and vulnerabilities   d)      Recognise symptoms of burnout and examine how they apply to you as a professional and for your clients   e)       Design and justify a personal self-care strategy to minimise burnout and absenteeism
Submission	Due by 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday end of Module 4 (Week 4)
Weighting	10%
Total Marks	100 marks

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

 

Assessment Attributes	Fail (Yet to achieve minimum standard) 0-49%	Pass (Functional) 50-64%	Credit (Proficient) 65-74%	Distinction (Advanced) 75-84%	High Distinction (Exceptional) 85-100%
Knowledge and understanding of the concepts of self-care, resilience, burnout and compassion fatigue Describe a significant trigger and how it may have felt       Percentage for this criterion = 30%	Demonstrates an inadequately developed understanding of the key concepts of self-care, resilience, and burnout and compassion fatigue. Not yet competent in Identifying an emotional trigger or describing how could impact self-care, development of resilience, burnout and compassion fatigue.	Demonstrates a functional knowledge of the key concepts of self-care, resilience, burnout and compassion fatigue.   Identifies an emotional trigger (s). Does not describe fully how could impact self- care, development of resilience, burnout and compassion fatigue.	Demonstrates proficient knowledge of the key concepts of self-care, resilience, burnout and compassion fatigue.   Outlines an emotional trigger (s) and describes on how could impact either/or self-care, development of resilience, burnout and compassion fatigue.	Demonstrates advanced knowledge of the key concepts of self-care, resilience, burnout and compassion fatigue.   Outlines a significant emotional trigger (s) and describes how could impact self-care, development of resilience and potential for burnout and compassionate fatigue.	Demonstrates exceptional knowledge of the key concepts of self-care, resilience, burnout and compassion fatigue.   Discerningly identifies a significant emotional trigger and describes clearly how could impact self-care, development of resilience and potential for burnout and compassionate fatigue.
Evaluates concepts of self-care, resilience, burnout and compassion fatigue   Evaluate and interpret your thoughts, feelings or behaviour Analyse and make conclusions Percentage for this criterion = 30%	Has not assessed thoughts, feelings and behaviour or weighed up these in relation to personal opinion, theories or models found in literature.	Has considered personal thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Has not weighed up these in relation to theories or models found in literature.	Has thought carefully on personal thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Has analysed these in context with some theories or models found in literature.	Has thought carefully on personal thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Has identified and explained the relationship of these in context with relevant theories or models found in literature.	Has reflected carefully on personal thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Has weighted up the relationship of these in context with relevant theories or models found in literature, and assessed strength of this evidence from both sides.

 

Demonstration of planning to apply a self-care strategy for building resilience, avoiding burnout and compassion fatigue in a professional context. Plan for the future   Percentage for this criterion = 30%	A self-care strategy is not proposed fully. Observations about self are superficial and undeveloped for the purpose of application in a professional context.	A self-care strategy is proposed, however lacking evidence of self-awareness applicable to professional practice.	A self-care strategy is proposed. Applies concepts for the purpose of creating a personalised self-care strategy. A depth of critical reflection is yet to be fully formed.	A self-care strategy is proposed. Shows excellent ability to synthesise knowledge and insight to develop personalised self-care strategies supported with evidence of critical analysis.	A self-care strategy is proposed. Highly sophisticated critical reflection skills Well justified connections between the theory and practice of self-care in a professional context.
Correct citation of key resources and evidence Percentage for this criterion = 10%	Demonstrates lack of good quality, credible and relevant resources to support and develop ideas Referencing is omitted or does not resemble APA.	Demonstrates use of credible and relevant resources to support and develop ideas, but these are not always explicit or well developed Referencing resembles APA with frequent or repeated errors.	Demonstrates consistent use of credible resources to support and develop ideas     Referencing resembles APA with occasional errors .	Demonstrates use of good quality, credible and relevant resources to support and develop arguments and statements Referencing is free from errors and always adheres to APA format.	Demonstrates use of high- quality, credible and relevant resources to support and develop arguments and position statements   Referencing is free from errors and always adheres to APA format.

 

	The following Subject Learning Outcomes are addressed in this assessment
SLO a)	Critically reflect on personal strengths and vulnerabilities
SLO d)	Recognise symptoms of burnout and examine how they apply to you as a professional and for your clients
SLO e)	Design and justify a personal self-care strategy to minimise burnout and absenteeism