4.5 Evaluate own contribution to supporting an individual to negotiate an environment.

Qualification: Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care Optional Units
Unit: Unit 336 Enable individuals to negotiate environments
Learning outcome: 4 Be able to evaluate and revise the support provided to an individual to negotiate an environment
Assessment criteria: 4.5 Evaluate own contribution to supporting an individual to negotiate an environment.

• Reflect on Preparation: Consider how effectively you prepared for supporting the individual, including assessing the environment and planning support strategies.
• Assess Communication Skills: Evaluate your ability to communicate clearly and effectively with the individual and other stakeholders, adapting your communication style to meet the individual’s needs.
• Consider Adaptability: Reflect on your ability to adapt to changing circumstances or unexpected challenges during the negotiation of the environment.
• Evaluate Empathy and Understanding: Assess how well you demonstrated empathy and understanding of the individual’s feelings and perspectives throughout the process.
• Review Support Provided: Consider the appropriateness and effectiveness of the physical, emotional, and informational support you provided to the individual.
• Analyse Problem-solving Skills: Reflect on your problem-solving skills, particularly how you addressed obstacles or challenges encountered in the environment.
• Assess Advocacy: Evaluate your effectiveness in advocating for the individual’s needs with others, including family members, professionals, or in public settings.
• Consider Promotion of Independence: Reflect on how well you balanced providing support with promoting the individual’s independence and confidence in negotiating the environment.
• Review Feedback Reception: Assess how open and responsive you were to feedback from the individual and other stakeholders, and how you used this feedback to adjust support.
• Evaluate Impact on Individual’s Confidence: Reflect on the impact of your support on the individual’s confidence and ability to negotiate environments in the future.
• Identify Learning and Development Needs: Based on your evaluation, identify any areas for your own professional development or learning to enhance your support skills.
• Plan for Improvement: Develop a plan for addressing identified areas of improvement in your approach to supporting individuals to negotiate environments.