Unit 6 P2 Health And Social Care Analysis

Unit 6: Personal and professional development in Health and Social Care
P2: Assess own knowledge, skills, practice, values, beliefs and career aspirations at the start of the programme.

Firstly, my name is Amal Abdi, I am seventeen years old and currently attend Bsix College where I am a full time student; working hard to gain my level three diploma in health and social care. This essay is going to identify my career aspirations and the skills required to fulfil my dream of becoming a midwife it will also highlight my values,practice and also my beliefs .
Career aspirations
Ever Since when I was a young girl I always admired to become a midwife.I believe in order for me to become a successful midwife I need to be well equipped and prepared for the midwife role. I currently have a bit of experience in a hospital settings such as Royal London Hospital where I did my work experience for two weeks at the audiology department as a health care assistant. During my work experience I worked with people of different levels and backgrounds,some with learning disabilities as well as some with

challenging behaviours. My duties whilst working at the hospital included being responsible for accurate and timely data entry for example when ordering the ear moulds for patients,providing excellent customer service by greeting and welcoming patients at the reception, communicating professionally over the phone to patients as well as staff and also demonstrated an enthusiasm to learn by shadowing and learning from medical professionals.Furthermore I have also did a lot of babysitting for family,friends and relatives. This was a great opportunity for me because they put all their trust in me to look after their children; which boosted my confidence levels and made me feel more responsible. Finally i have a experience of being a career at a care home whilst i was on NCS trip. I did a range of activities with the residents such as playing board games, talking about their history,playing music instruments, and a variety of other activities to keep them as active as possible and entertained. Combining all of my experiences together with not only working with adults, but children too. This enabled me to widen my knowledge about different age groups and the types of care work available for them. All of my experiences also made me realize how important to care for the care servicer and patients is, and i enjoyed working at the hospital setting. Not only do i enjoy working with babies and mothers and in a hospital settings but i also enjoy witnessing new lives being brought to the world. In addition to this i also have a lot of family members who had miscarriages such as my mother and some who even died while in labour back in my country, i believe if correct care and medications was provided this would have not happened, which is my main reason why i want to become a qualified midwife.
Beliefs
I believe that gender inequality is unacceptable as it draws a fine line between men and women.I strongly believe that men and women should have the same equal rights as we are all at the end of the day human beings.

furthermore, i believe women should not be oppressed in the working environment as they are only trying to seek the same opportunities as men,everybody should be treated equally and fairly. I have realised even in our society women are still looked down on and their appearance is always seen us more important than their knowledge in order for them to get on with their work. Even in our developed generation despite how much the Suffragettes fought for the equality of women in some the cabinet jobs women are still paid less compared to men. I believe the main gender inequality directly comes from the media as we are bombarded to believe women are fragile and

frail.
Knowledge and Skills
Ever since i was young i always had an ambition to do something inspirational for the world one day.Reflecting back in my early education life i achieved outstanding grades in my SATS which helped me lead to being in top sets in my secondary school. I have realised i had true passion for science which is the reason why i got all A*in my science GCSES. The different combinations of GCSES i took open my eyes wide and deep-ed my knowledge for the outer world. For instant my hospitality and catering GCSE taught me how to cook different cruises as well as being safe whilst in the process. Moving on from my secondary life with flying colours of 9 GCSES from A*-C lead me to secure a place at STEM Academy Sixth Form to study for my A Levels of Biology,Chemistry, Psychology and Sociology. However after my first year of my A levels i have noticed that A levels were not for everyone especially me and i seeked a different route in order for me to still reach my ambition and goals of becoming a midwife.
Values and Practice
People around the globe have different expectations and interpretations of what the term education actually means. For instance people in low developed economic countries such as Somalia value education more than anything as they are deprived for education. Whereas some people in more developed countries for example UK do not value as much as, because is a typical human right. Personally, my mother did not conceived any education and was married at a young age therefore being the first generation to have education in my family i strongly value my education and take it serious. I know not everyone is perfect and we all make mistake however i try to practice and learn from my mistake with a positive mindset in order to be successful and to have a bright future.