Task:
"Identify a professional issue (lack of support within the working team) related to your practice and produce an essay of 2220 words in which you should address the below:
- Discuss the concept of professional practice
- Show an understanding of two relevant theories relating to professional practice
- Evaluate the value of collaborative working and the importance of a shared value base in relation to professional practice
- Explore the professional status of the childhood practice professional within the scottish context
- Identify the influence of two current attitudes and trends towards children and childhood practice
- Explain how current legislation and policy has influenced professional childhood practice
- Evaluate the importance of reflective practice to the childhood professional and give two examples of opportunities that professionals may have to engage in the continuous learning process
- draw on a range of sources to support the assessment.