Assignment Task

Research Project

Research information on a current and/or emerging issue or trend developing in the community services industry.

Your topic should be one that you have a particular interest in. Some examples include areas such as:

Australia’s Ageing Population

1. Research topic (Topic or issue of research)

2. What are the main points of the emerging issue?

3. What political action is being taken?

4. What are the social issues relating to this topic?

5. How do you think this issue will affect your experience within your industry?

6. How will you continue to keep up to date with developments in this topic?

7. Where did you obtain the information for this research? Provide a list of the sources you used.

Project

A. A self-reflection

Describe your experiences in your role including achievements and feedback received from clients, supervisor and colleagues. This should include legal and ethical requirements of the role.

B. Areas for improvement 

Identify five areas for improvement, feedback/evaluation received, the support networks available and specialist advice and further training for each improvement area identified.

C. Challenges and additional support mechanisms

Current barriers or personal challenges, additional support and self-care to overcome challenges, methods of measuring progress to overcome challenges and barriers.

D. A self-development plan 

Area of improvement, goals for each area of improvement, ways to achieve this goal, a timeframe for achieving this goal, ways to measure progress and a timeframe for review.

1. Plan objective (include two objectives for this plan):

2. What are your goals for this personal development plan? (Make sure your goal is specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound.)

3. Description of my experiences so far in my role.

4. Have I achieved what I want to achieve so far? Provide examples to support your response.

5. What were the main messages in the feedback I received from clients, my supervisor and my colleagues?

6. What are the main legal and ethical requirements of this work area? Do I meet these?

7. Identify five areas for improvement

Area for improvementFeedback and evaluation receivedSupport networks availableSpecialist advice/further training

8. Identify three current barriers or personal challenges that are preventing you from reaching your professional goals.

9. Identify three self-care or additional support you might need to help overcome these barriers and personal challenges.

10. What are three ways you could measure your progress to overcoming the challenges identified?

11. Self-development plan

Area for improvementGoals I want to achieve in this area?How will I achieve this goal?By when will I achieve this?How will this be measured?When will this be reviewed?Self-development plan