Developing yourself and others Personal development can be seen as a project in which one is interested in investing in themselves. Developing others comes in when one is selfless enough or is required by circumstances to spend on other people’s progression. Personal development may happen as a reward for developing others. It does not mean that one cannot develop individually without developing others, but it is better and appreciated if it involves developing others. Investing in one’s life comprises giving attention to things that are important to an individual. In this case, career is an essential part of an individual’s life and cannot be ignored during self-development. Key to the success of any project is proper planning. A successful career, therefore, requires proper planning and management. This paper discusses development in the aspect of career at an individual level as well as the event of others. Job description and relevance to one’s curriculum vitae is discussed in detail as well as one’s strength and weakness analysis. It also highlights the process of identifying potential development opportunities and ways of revising…

Professionalization of Social Care in Ireland Social care is defined as the provision of social work, personal care, and protection of threatened or vulnerable children and adults. The core aim of social care is to improve the quality of life of people in society. For adults, social care entails taking care of the homeless people, those with mental illnesses and physical disabilities, those affected by drugs and substance use, supporting the older adults, and the helping the families or caregivers take care of them. In children, social care is crucial in protecting children at risk of being abused, supporting homeless children, and assisting in processes concerning children like adoption and fostering. Adequate resources and training are required to achieve the purpose of social care. Countries have also adopted statutory regulation of social responsibility to improve the quality of services. Ireland introduced registration of social care workers under the Social Care Workers Registration Board. Requirements to work as a social care worker were laid out and the existing workers were required to be registered. Registration of workers is crucial so that…