Transcript Personal Views.pptx

SHC 22
• Our own attitudes and beliefs shape us as
individuals and make us ‘unique’.
Attitude: a feeling about someone or something
Belief: opinion firmly held
• These come from:
Childhood
Prior experiences
Attitudes of people close to us
• Everyone is entitled to an opinion.
• Important to ensure that your own opinions do
not have a negative impact on your work.
How do you think your
personal views or opinions
could affect the children in
your care?
• Attitudes and opinions can change over time.
• Life experiences have a big impact on this.
• Managing children’s behaviour –
changes when you have your own.
opinion
Case Study
Sophia is a practitioner at pre-school. One of her
tasks is to supervise the children at snack time.
She insists that they sit quietly until their snack is
served, and asks that they do not start until
everyone has been served.
What do you think Sophia’s own experience of mealtimes has been
like?
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Do you think this has a positive or negative impact on her
practice?
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• You need to ensure your own attitudes and
beliefs do not obstruct the quality of your
work. Read the checklist for ideas on how you
can do this:
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Be an effective contributor – discussions with colleagues gives you
the opportunity to present your thoughts and ideas and enable
you to listen to their contributions. This will make you understand
the viewpoints of others that differ from your own.
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Keep an open mind – be receptive to the way other people do
things. Just because it’s not your way, it doesn’t mean it’s an
unacceptable way of doing things.
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Take a step back – If someone else is carrying out a task, stand
back and let them do so even if their method is different to yours.
You will find the outcome is the same.
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Listen to other people’s points of view – this will help you to see
things from another angle and can often give you an alternative
solution to a problem.
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Don’t be confrontational – challenging other people’s opinions
negatively will not only create conflict in the setting but can also
make them feel worthless, which can have devastating
consequences for effective team working.
‘I hate apples’
‘I don’t like football, it’s rubbish!’
‘I love pink, it’s my favourite colour’
‘I can’t stand Monday mornings’
‘I can’t stand the taste of mushrooms, they’re
horrible’
1.3 Describe ways to ensure that personal attitudes or beliefs do not obstruct
the quality of work.