Category: Professionalism

Professionalism is widely regarded as a key concept in all aspects of working society not only in the dental sector. Its meaning is well known but broad, each individual will have their own interpretation of what they see as a professional person. Most will agree with the attributes described by Mason (2016) that will qualify…

Over the last decade, there has been a push for continuing education in the nursing profession. There are more options for registered nurses to pursue a career as advanced practice nurses (APNs). It is beneficial to the nurse to create a professional development plan (PDP) to assist in career growth. A professional development plan enables…

Being a part of the field of education, I am tasked with making decisions based on my ethical beliefs daily. I have always thought about my ethical framework and how it is comprised. Until I received this assignment, I had never considered taking the time to compose my thoughts in writing as a way of…

Reflective learning is associated with looking back on experiences and understanding what actions could be taken in the future (Schon, 1983). Atwal & Jones, (2009) states that reflective practice is a fundamental component of continuing professional development and is required by all regulatory bodies, in order to revalidate registration; erasing complacency within healthcare. Reflection enables…

Having a job or a carrier doesn’t mean that someone is professionally qualified. As David Maister said Professional is not a label you give yourself, it’s a description you hope that others will apply to you. In recent decades, Professionalism has become an essential term among different occupations and it is supposed to be as…

Professional regulation is arguably perfectly defined by (Black, J. 2002) as ‘the steady and targeted attempt to change behavior according to standards in order to achieve identified outcomes, through techniques of standard-setting, information-gathering, and behavior modification. Professional regulation is set out as part of four elements of regulation the others being personal regulation, team-based regulation,…

Human service professionals play a big role in our community. Some people may not realize that certain professions are those of human service professionals. What are the duties of a human services professional in a correctional facility? Duties of human services include but are not limited to designing, administering, and monitoring services for clients (for…

The mission statement of the School of Exercise & Sport Science communicates how driven the school is to help us, the students, succeed in achieving our goals and reaching the level of education that we need to prepare us for our careers. It lets us know that we are going to be well prepared for…

Abstract This paper critically reviews the concept of professionalism. Despite the best efforts by theorists to define the concept, there is no singular definition. This paper considers political and policy contexts, by reviewing the concepts of, traditional, managerial, and democratic professionalism. I shape my own perspective of professionalism emerging from literature and my school experience…

As pharmacy students, we learn that the quality of patient care we provide is linked to the quality of our professionalism. Professionalism begins as a university student, to build ourselves to be professional practitioners. Professionalism is not only the act of having to make judgments on uncertainties that we face, professionalism can be the way…