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Faculty of Community Studies

BTEC Extended Diploma in Health and

Social Care

Work Experience Placements

Student Journal

Student name:______________________

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Unit 44 Vocational Experience

P3, P4, M2 & D2

P3 Make regular reflective entries in a personal journal related to own contributions to work in a health and social care setting

P4 Present a portfolio of evidence from all placements that demonstrates the development of own practice in health and social care settings

M2 Assess how own development of knowledge, skills and understanding has made a difference to teams and individuals in health and social care settings

D2 Evaluate how own effectiveness as a carer has developed as a result of workplace experiences

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Student Journal/Portfolio for Unit 44 Vocational Experience

Work placement journal

Your placement provides you with a unique opportunity to develop your skills and

demonstrate your ability.

You are responsible for ensuring that you understand the rules of your organisation and it is

your responsibility to follow them. You also agree to participate fully in the placement

experience according to your ability and not to take part in any activity which you feel you

are not trained to cope with.

As evidence to support your learning you are asked to write a placement journal.

How to write your journal

At the end of the day reflect on the day’s events and keep a diary of what happened. You

can use prose, notes, drawings, mind maps, tables, photos or any format you find useful. NB

if you use photos ensure you gain appropriate consent and do not take photos of service

users.

See next page for more detailed information.

Your Portfolio

This is will also make up your portfolio, so ensure you attach the organisation’s policies and

procedures to the back. Use the blank pages to attach leaflets, posters or anything else that

you think is relevant about your work experience placements.

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What to include in your journal

Try and relate situations you have been involved in at your work placement to what you

have learned in college.

EXAMPLE: In Unit 3 Health & Safety you will have learnt about laws such as the Data

Protection Act. At your work experience placement you might see how the organisation

deals with the Data Protection of their clients/service users. When you write your diary

entry, make sure you link the two things. So your diary entry might say: “The manager

makes sure all the contact details for each child is locked in a cabinet in his/her office, this

is to comply with the Data Protection Act that we learnt about in Unit 3 Health & Safety.”

YOU WOULD THEN GO ON TO EXPLAIN HOW THIS KEEPS THE CHILDREN SAFE.

*This is one example. You should relate MANY situations at your work placement to

MANY units you have covered at college.

Your reflections should include:

Your contributions in the setting (P3, P4)

What did you actually do?

Your own feelings (P3, P4)

How did you feel about what you did?

Views of others on your performance (both staff and users of the service) (P3, P4, M2)

What have the staff and users of the service said about your contributions?

The influence of others on your contributions (both staff and users of the service)

(P3, P4, D2)

How have the staff and users of the service influenced your work? Did they give you

direct instructions? Did they respond to you in a certain way which then caused you to

work in a certain way?

The difference your contributions made to users of the service and staff (M2)

Did your work make a difference to the staff? Did you perform tasks that helped the

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staff or enabled them time to get on with other tasks? Did your work make a difference

to the service users? Did you perform tasks that helped them in a practical way and/or

an emotional way? *You MUST reflect and explain how your contributions benefitted

TWO users of the service for M2.

Self development (P3, P4, D2)

Have you personally developed through any aspect of the work you have done? Have

you gained in confidence or self esteem? Have you learned a new skill? Have you gained

any aspirations or goals because of the work you have done?

You should also talk to as many people as you can to find out about the following and

include these in your journal:

The Care Standards Act and how it applies to the setting

The Care Value Base and how it applies to the setting.

(Here are the components of the Care Value Base:)

Anti-discriminatory practice

Confidentiality

Rights to dignity, independence, safety

Equality and diversity

Protection from abuse

Effective communication

Individualised care

Include as much detail of practical experience and involvement as you can. This journal can

be produced at interview to demonstrate your ability to relate theory to practice.

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Please complete the following:

Name & Address of Organisation

Phone Number Your Mentor/Manager (Full Name)

Start Date

End Date

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BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma Health & Social Care Student Handbook updated 11/09/20136

YOUR WORKPLACEMENT JOURNAL ENTRIES

The following pages contain lined paper for notes, blank paper for drawings or attaching leaflets etc and blank mind-maps. Please use any that you find helpful to make your diary entries. Don’t forget to always put the date of your diary entry.

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This page is blank for you to use how you wish. (eg: drawings, photos, plans, attach leaflets etc)

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These mind maps are blank ready for you to fill in.

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