Learning Contract
Rewrite the contract below for each column and keep it more concise.
Instructions
Participants in consultation with the placement supervision will identify learning objectives, and learning activities that will help them to reach the objectives.
A. Learning and Growth
Learning Objectives
(What do you want to Learn?)
Learning Activities
(What tasks and learning activities will you engage at the agency to reach your learning objectives?)
Evaluation/Feedback
(How will learning be measured?)
Interdisciplinary skills and readiness for interprofessional collaborative care
Actively communicate with staff from different department for the best interests of clients, seek in collaboration for clients’ care.
Scientific knowledge of the foundations of the discipline and of professional practice, and scientific mindedness
Keep research on updates treatment, evidence based research
Discussion with supervisor
Interpersonal relationships reflect knowledge and skills with individuals, groups, and communities, including affective and expressive skills.
Respects, works collaboratively with, and meets commitments to clients, support staff, colleagues, supervisors, other professionals and the institution.
actively problem-solving, critical thinking, organized reasoning, intellectual curiosity, and flexibility in working environment
Establishes and maintains rapport and working alliance involving trust and respect with appropriate professional boundaries
B. Workplace Communication and Behaviour
Effective work skills including cognitive and expressive skills:
Note concerns, questions and feelings throughout the week to prepare for and discuss in supervision with the field supervisor.
5. Self-directed learning & continuing education:
attending seminars some of which are required, and other self-directed
Makes/takes time for reading, library searches, discussions of clinical issues with supervisors & colleagues,
Reflective journal
Being aware and explore
6. Effective use of supervision and supervisory support:
Note concerns, questions and feelings throughout the week to prepare for and discuss in supervision with the field supervisor.
C. Mental Health Practice
7. counselling knowledge and skills
Shadow Field Supervisor and other professional staff members
Complete Assessments
8. Establishes rapport and therapeutic alliance; Implements evidence-based interventions
Shadow Field Supervisor and other professional staff members
Complete Assessments
9 formulations of treatment/management based on case conceptualization Identifies modalities and formulates plans/ goals /conceptual framework that are appropriate, effective and practical.
Communicates and collaborates appropriately with client regarding plan
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10. knowledge of treatment Identifies cases where psychological intervention is needed and would be beneficial. Considers appropriateness of preventive, developmental and remedial interventions (e.g., psychoed., crisis/emerg., psychotherapy) to promote, restore, sustain, and/or enhance positive functioning and well-being in clients.
D. Understanding The Ontario Practice Context
12. Understand the impact of policies on clinical service delivery and the lives of clients and communicate this knowledge to relevant stakeholders.
Research and keep updated on latest policy related to client’s concerns
Seek knowledge and understanding of federal, provincial and local legislation that hinders or enhances service delivery
13.
Expand knowledge about various non profit organizations specific to community/region
Review their websites and discussion
Potential to attend external meetings and workshops
14. Research and gain knowledge regarding mental health statistics in Canada
Review resources
E. Professional Practice and Ethics
15.
Professionalism, as reflected by personal integrity, deportment, accountability, concern for the welfare of others, and professional identity
Read and routinely reference the AGENCY Code of Ethics
Observe colleagues and supervisor behavior and methods with clients and other professionals when managing crisis
Know my roles and responsibilities as a team member.
Follows required procedures and policies
Work is completed in a timely and appropriately independent fashion
16. Individual and cultural diversity (ICD)
Monitors and applies knowledge of self and others with regard to ICD in assessment situations (including interviewing and testing), treatment modalities and approaches utilized, and during consultation
Demonstrates awareness, sensitivity and skills in working professionally with diverse individuals, groups, and communities who represent various cultural and personal background and characteristics
17.
Ethical & legal knowledge and practice by the agency
Utilize field supervision to discuss personal biases that arise when working with clients
Attend and participate in AGENCY staff meetings where workers discuss ethical issues and get feedback from coworkers.
Identifies ethical and legal issues that arise. Follows ethical decision-making process and supervisor/ consultation procedures to address conflicts and resolve them in appropriate fashion (proactively when possible).
18. Respect the confidentiality of service users.
Protect the confidentiality of all acquired information. Such information should be disclosed only when required or allowed by law to do so, or when clients have consented to disclosure.
Get consent from service users when I need to make referral for them.
