Lessons learned from first assessments
Learning Objectives
After considering this resource, you should understand that the experience of conducting an assessment presents an important learning curve for you.
Your first assessment might seem like a daunting experience. You might be excited, or nervous, or just keen to get on with the job. However you go into it, you should be aware that an assessment presents you with a significant learning opportunity on placement. You should therefore, be looking to get the most out of it that you possibly can, so you can use that knowledge to inform future assessments.
In the following video, students talk about the varied learning points they took from conducting their first assessment.
Reflective Questions
- Have you completed an assessment on placement yet? If so, what lessons did you learn?
- How can preparation before an assessment contribute to a successful visit with a service user?
- How can your own assumptions potentially prevent service user involvement in an assessment?
- Consider you are meeting a service user for the first time, how can your communication skills and the professional value base help to establish relationship?