Having completed my undergraduate BSC in Cognitive Science I was required to complete an Empirical Project By completing and passing this piece of course work I demonstrated an ability to understand the importance of contributing to research This is evident in my literature review which outlined the gaps in research within this area and how my empirical project aimed to fill this gap through my work I was also able to use current research to demonstrate the importance of the area being researched and why it was important that more research was carried out to understand the area in more detail I also ensure that when I facilitating clinical skills supervision I actively promote conversations around areas of weaknesses or less confidence in the team to address This also allows me to develop a CPD programme that fits for the team and can also enhance my futher learning Of particular significance to me was one that looked at OCD it allowed us to implement evidence based strategies within the session to then reflect on I believe this helped my clinical work immensely as I was able to reflect upon this experience to ensure my delivery was accurate This involved me observing a member of staff for one eight hour shift and tally marking certain criteria such as how many times there work was interrupted by answering the phone being asked questions by staff members or patients and how many breaks were taken This information was useful to see as a team how effective we were working and to collaboratively come up with ideas on how we could perform better
