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Are you a professional? Will you be more of a professional at the end of your studies? In this session we discuss different ideas of what makes for a professional and professional practice, and lin...k this to your studies at The Open University. We will discuss the notions of values, ethics and competencies and how these impact on professionalism as a student and at the workplace. Our conversations will also explore attributes and approaches that are highly valued by employers in the health, social care and education sectors, and which can be developed throughout your studies and within your practice. These include valuing and listening to others, acting ethically always, adhering to high professional standards, and adopting person-centred approaches in caring and supporting clients and patients.
Are you a professional? Will you be more of a professional at the end of your studies? In this session we discuss different ideas of what makes for a professional and professional practice, and lin...k this to your studies at The Open University. We will discuss the notions of values, ethics and competencies and how these impact on professionalism as a student and at the workplace. Our conversations will also explore attributes and approaches that are highly valued by employers in the health, social care and education sectors, and which can be developed throughout your studies and within your practice. These include valuing and listening to others, acting ethically always, adhering to high professional standards, and adopting person-centred approaches in caring and supporting clients and patients.
| Series: | Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) Freshers' Week; Series 2020 |
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| Episode | 4 |
| Recording date: | 22-09-2020 |
| Published: | 2020 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:19:09 |
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| Presenter: | Karen Foley |
| Contributors: | Kieran McCartney; Kerry Jones; Eric Addae-Kyeremeh |
| Publisher: | The Open University |
| Link to related site: | Internal url: http://studenthublive.open.ac.uk/abstract/becoming-professional-approaches-and-attributes?event=Welcome%20to%20WELS%21%20Freshers%27%20week%20from%20the%20Faculty%20of%20Wellbeing%2C%20Education%20and%20Language%20Studies%20%28WELS%29%20%E2%80%93%2022%20September%202020 |
| Production number: | SHL00583 |
| Available to public: | yes |
