Professions N Professionalism: November 2013

Wednesday, 27 November 2013

Subroto Bagchi's Book, "The Professional".

View of a Book Review

Subroto Bagchi / The Professional .- Portfolio (Publisher), India, 2009.

Book Reviewed by Mr.Ajith Paninchukunnath (Lecturer : GD Goenka World Institute, Gurgaon).

Highlights of the Book :

Attributes of a Professional :

Integrity
Commitment and Ownership
Action Orientation and Goal Seeking
Continuous Learning
Professional Knowledge / Skill
Communication
Management Skill
Quality of Work
Positive Attitude
Approachability
Responsiveness
Being an Inspiring Reference to - Thought Leadership.

Top Ten Markers of Unprofessional Conduct :

Missing a Deadline
Non-disclosure,
Not Respecting Privacy of Information,
Not Resecting 'Need to Know'
plagiarism,
Passing on the Blame,
Overstating Qualifications and Experience
Mindless Job Hopping and
Unsuitable Appearance.

Quotable contents :

Being a Professional is a Matter of Personal Choice nd the Values we opt to live by.

The undersigned strongly recommends the title to be read by all professionals and like and for that matter any one who wants to succeed in life.

References and Notes :

Book Reviewed by Mr.Ajith Paninchukunnath
Other important references which can be read by readers : a. Management Practice graduating towards Professionalism / Rajashekhar Devarai .- IN : Samadhan - Annual Magazine, ASBM Institute of BBA, 2010-11. b. Should Managers be Ethical? / Rajashekhar Devarai , IN : Samadhan - Annual Magazine, ASBM Institute of BBA, 2010-11. Online link : http://asbmbba.ac.in/

For more discussions on the book .... go to ..... : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7043312-the-professional

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Monday, 25 November 2013

Teachers and their De-Professionalization

" Some De-professionalization occurs in (these) organizations as it does in full professional ones. Those Teachers who are less committed to Children i.e., the least 'Client Oriented' are more administration conscious and more likely to become Principals" - Imitai Etzioni

IN : Amitai Etzioni/Semi-Professions and their Oranization.-Toronto : The Free Press, 1969.

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Professionalization of Bureacracy?

"It is not that Organizational revolution destroys Professionalism, or that the newer forms of knowledge .... provide a poor base for professionalism, but simply that all these developments lead to some thing new. The Culture of Bureacracy invades the Professions; the Culture of Professionalism invades Organizations" - Wilensky

(Cited on page 151 of Imitai Etzioni/Semi-Professions and their Organization.-Toronto : The Free Press, 1969).

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Core Characteristics of Professions

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"However most writers agree that the Core Characteristics which distinguish the professions from other occupations are that they are based on a Body of Theoretical Knowledge, that their members command Special Skills and Competence in the application of this Knowledge and that their Professional Conduct is guided by a Code of Ethics, the focus of which is Service to the Client." - Nina Toren

(IN Chapter 4 of Imitai Etzioni/Semi-Professions and their Organization.-Toronto : The Free Press, 1969).

Professional Conscience

"Members of a Profession are supposed to internalize the Standards of their Profession - they talk of "Professional Conscience". - Dan C Lortie

(IN Chapter 1 of : Imitai Etzioni/Semi-Professions and their Organization.-Toronto : The Free Press, 1969).

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Professions and Gender Issue

"We are yet to see whether any Occupation predominantly Feminine in composition can or will achieve clear title to the nonorific designation "Profession". - Lortie Dan C
"The possession of Esoteric Knowledge over a period of
Time Strengthens those within the profession vis-à-vis the Public in General Terms" - Lortie Dan C.

(IN Chapter 1 of : Imitai Etzioni/The Semi Professions and Their Organization .- Toronto : The Free Press, 1969).

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Current Status of Social Work as a Profession ... temporary? .....

"Another Problem is that any classification of a profession is , by definition more or less temporary. Professions , even the established ones, develop and Change. Many developments and modifications have taken place in Social Work since the days of the Charity Organization ; new changes are taking place now, so that the categorization of Social Work as a Semi-Profession is limited to the present time period". - Nina Toren

(IN Ch.4 of : Imitai Etzioni / The Semi Professions and Their Organization.-Toronto : The Free Press, 1969).

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Social Work and Dedication

"The difficulty which has plagued Social Work in its development as a profession is that the Social Workers's dedication is to a degree shared by all Good men and Women. .... Hence we all resist and resent the notion that the task of the Social Worker requires a peculiar combination of Temperament, Intelligence and Experience" - Charles Dollard

(Proceedings of the First Annual Trustees Reception of the New York School of Social Work, Bulletin of the New York School of Social Work ( Columbia University, Sept 1952)). Cited in Chapter 4 by Nina Toren IN Imitai Etzioni / The Semi Professions and Their Organization .- Toronto : The Free Press, 1969.

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Professions and Service Ideal

"Or, it (occupation) may be committed to a SERVICE IDEAL but lack a Theoretical Knowledge Base, as in of Social Work, Nursing and Librarianship" - Nina Toren (Chapter 4 of Imitai Etzioni / The Semi Professions and Their Organization.-Toronto : The Free Press, 1969.

Sunday, 24 November 2013

PROFESSIONS AND PROFESSIONALISM : GOOGLE SCHOLAR ALERTS

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A UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM OF BECOMING: A 'FIT-FOR-GREATER-PURPOSE'EDUCATION FOR THE PROFESSIONS

A McKenzie, J Higgs, M Simpson - ICERI2013 Proceedings, 2013

Background: I decided to do a PhD in the mid-2000s after a career as school teacher then
educational developer and course coordinator in the vocational and tertiary sectors in
Australia. My involvement in university-level education has been in programs that prepare ...

The effectiveness of team-based learning on learning outcomes in health professions education: BEME Guide No. 30

M Fatmi, L Hartling, T Hillier, S Campbell, AE Oswald - Medical Teacher, 2013

Background: Team-Based Learning (TBL) is a student-centred active learning method,
requiring less faculty time than other active learning methods. While TBL may have
pedagogical value, individual studies present inconsistent findings. The aim of this ...

A COLLABORATIVE LEARNING BETWEEN HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACY FROM SPAIN AND PERU

MVB Gomariz, FG Gómez, SR Langre, MS de la Muela… - ICERI2013 Proceedings, 2013

Current demographic shifts and technological advances are causing many educators and
health professionals around the world to call for new models for educating health
professionals that better reflects the reality and the new “wide” society these students will ...

The effects of neurodynamic straight leg raise treatment duration on range of hip flexion and protective muscle activity at P1

RN Hanney, C Ridehalgh, A Dawson, D Lewis… - 2013

... Affiliations: 1: University of Brighton, Faculty of Health, School of Health Professions, UK; and
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, UK 2: University of Brighton, Faculty of Health, School
of Health Professions, UK 3: University of Brighton, Faculty of Health, School of ...

[HTML] Interprofessional Education: More Is Needed

GA Brazeau - American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 2013

... In many respects it is amazing how far we have traveled since the 2003 Health Professions
Education: A Bridge to Quality report by the Institute of Medicine made the recommendation for
much needed reform in health professions education focusing on an outcome-based ...

Evaluating an interprofessional disease state and medication management review model

K Hoti, D Forman, J Hughes - Journal of Interprofessional Care, 2013

... Western Australia. Students from the professions of nursing, pharmacy and
physiotherapy focused on a wellness check in the areas of cognition, falls and
continence while integrating a medication management review. Students ...

The Embodiment of Authentic Leadership

RW FAAN, N McKinney, MES MSN, FAM MSN - Journal of Professional Nursing, 2013

... Doctoral Nursing Department, College of Nursing and Health Professions, 1505 Race Street,
MS 1030 Philadelphia, PA19102; b Drexel University, Department of Couple and Family Therapy,
College of Nursing and Health Professions, 1505 Race Street Philadelphia, PA 19102; ...

[HTML] Pharmacists and Family Physicians: Improving interprofessional collaboration through joint understanding of our competencies

K Stringer, V Curran, S Asghari - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2013

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Medicine. Images: Science; Medicine; Engineering; Society; Humanities. Blogs: Science;
Medicine; Engineering; Society; Humanities. News: Science; ...

[HTML] International Practice Experiences in Pharmacy Education

RM Cisneros, SP Jawaid, DA Kendall… - American Journal of …, 2013

... e School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. f College
of Pharmacy, Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas. ... Total number of programs=20. Some schools
reported collaboration with more than 1 health professions program. ...

Socio-psychological Analysis of Controlling Personality

TA Shkurko - Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013

... A theoretical model of the controlling personality is suggested and it was empirically
tested on the samples of the caring professions representatives. The article presents
the results of the study of the socio-psychological needs ...

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Monday, 18 November 2013

Professionalism is a way of life for SACHIN .......

Professionalism is a way of life for SACHIN ....... READ MORE ABOUT HIM AT ......
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Saturday, 16 November 2013

How much are Professions linked to Power and Authority? .... A Review of the book, “ Professions and Power / Terence J Johnson[i]

Rajashekhar Devarai[ii]

Terence J Johnson is one of the strong critiques of Professional Trait Model in Sociology of Professions. He condemns the model to its logical ends. Surprisingly the best of writings in this regard i.e., of Parsons, Merton, Wilensky, Hughes and many others are brought out in his book in meticulous details.

In Chapter 5 he focusses on Patronage taking Accountancy for example and analyses. He deliberates on Particularism / localism with regard to the practice of Accountancy. He also maps ideological struggle between Accountants in Corporations and General Prctioners ..... Intrestingly not much has changed, in this regard. To perceive and note changes in a profession and its status it does not take decades but centuries.

In Chapter 6 he dwells on Mediation and its power of influence (from State). He narrates the power relations between producer and consumer when state intervenes and interferes. He referrs to Dahrendorfs work on Lawyers in this context. He emphasizes on the fact that expertise enjoyed by an occupation shrinks as a result of bureacratixation of tasks,. The practioner seeks to expand the range of his authority by accepting advisory and managerial positions (King, 1968).

Danger : If professionals become rigid and avoid change, they may loose practice to others.

He brings out the idea that, “Bureaxcratixation of Professionals is a product of different institutionalised forms of control. To quote Johnson, “The conditions which gave rise to institutions of professionalism are no longer dominant in industrialised societies – a fact which should be direct attention to alternative forms of control such as those suggested in the discussion of Patronage and mediative systems.” This seems to be really a misleading statement. The way professionals exercised their control earlier might have been different, but their relevance for modern world is un-questionable. To condemn profession and professionalism would be disastrous for modern living.

When social scientists continue to recognise the fact that professionals are on the increase and that professionalism is on the growth side .... They are also equally aware of the new contexts in which professionals and professions operate in modern society. Johnson directly or indirectly seems to question that there is some essential quality which mark off professionals from all other occupations. This very question is malacious. People in general through out the world know what professions are and what professionals are upto.

As propounded by Parsons professions are actuated by the common good and that the professions are to be distinguished by their collective orientation rather than self orientation. Professional model is holistic and all pervasive. Society at large decides the position and status of each occupation and its practioners. Nothing less, nothing more. It is surprising to note that whenever some professionals re-assess their professional role and over all status of their profession like nursing, teaching, Designing etc, instead of being positive and constructive they start attacking the model itself. All to proclaim at the end that theirs is a profession and that they are no less to any other occupation. This is ridiculous.

Seminal Statements on Professionalism by Carr Saunders and Wilson (1933) continue to inspire all those who bestow trust in professional ideology. They saw professions as amongst the most stable elements in society. They claim professions to inherit, preserve and pass on a tradition, engender modes of life, habits of thought and Standards of judgement which render them centres of resistance to crude forces which threaten steady and peaceful evolution .... the family, the church and the universities, certain association of intellectuals and above all great professions stand like rocks against which the waves rised by these forces in vain” Undoubtedly professions stand like rocks against individualism, profiteering and anarchy in society. Millersons list of elements of professionalism need to be further refined. Sociologists need to still to focus on mesurable indicators of professionalism. Gutmans Cumulative scale to be popularised.

Johnson and his theoretical propositions are indeed a significant departure from Trait / attributional model. What surprises is, he seems to be well read and profound scholarship is proved on his understanding level of profession and its theoretic model. It looks too immature when he questions the basic tenets of professionalism and profession. Specially when he goes on to say that professions and professionlism is on decline. What is want to say and prove ultimately is unclear and misleading. I certainly think that his theory and findings could go very well within the broad spectrum of Sociology of Professions. Spear heading a war against professions, functionalism will not yield any meaningful credentials either to professionals nor to socologists like Johnson. Let inclusiveness prevail in intellectual deliberations and scholarship. Sociology of Profession I am sure is a field of Studies quite capable enough to encompass different ideologiess and sims. Hats of to rtheorizationa nd contributions of PaRSONS, Merton, Hughes and others including that of Johnson. Inspite of proposing extrems criticisms on professional model this b ook of Johnson has succeeded in providing an altogether different outlook and perspective for understanding the World of Work, Jobs, Occupations and Professions.

Keywords : Sociology of Professions, Power, Occupations, Work, Terence J Johnson, Functionalism, Structuralism, Localism, Particularism, Lawyers,

[i] Terence J Johnson. Professions and Power. – London : Macmillan Press, 1972 (copy right British Sociological Association.

[ii] Rajashekhar Devarai, A Freelancer / Librarian.

“EVERY THING NEGTIVE – PRESSURE, CHALLENGES – IS ALL AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO RISE” – Kobe Bryant

“Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponents pressure and the temporary failures” – Vincent Lombardi

RESTART YOUR LIFE / NONA WALIA[i] : AN ARTICLE REVIEW by RAJASHEKHAR DEVARAI

November 10, 2013

· Christina Rasmussen author of “Seconds First : Live, Laugh and Love Again ....... The rug of your old life was pulled out from under your feet, and you probably dont know where you starnd any more. But even when you are confused and scared, there is a way out of sadness and the fear. You just have to actively think, live and act towads the life you want, and not the life you have left behind.”

· What is important is to try and train your brain to interrupt the negative thoughts and remember that life as it happens cannot be controlled, but how you deal with it is what matters the most” – Nona Walia

When the difficulties and losses occur in ones life it looks like .... every thing is gone. What would one think when one works day in and day out selflessly for a good cause, career or work .... and lo at the end .... one ends up getting accusations and ridicules and considerations. What if one happens to be lectured and counselled by the very people who stoo all their life for double standads, small talks and whose integrity was always under doubt.

It is ok. The right thinking and right people will spring up again and again. Souls like Nona Walia would not allow right people to get disheartened and disappointed. Hats off Nona .... many would continue to be thankful to you .... for some times their thankfulness many reach you and many a times may not at all. Nona would not write for being thanked .... Nona is pro life and pro – smile.

Keywords : Life, Positivity, right thinking people, difficulties, negative thoughts, honesty, Rajashekhar devarai, Profession

[i] Restart yur Life / Nona Walia .- IN Live Up Column, Times of India, November 10, 2013

BEING SOCIAL AND FAMOUS ... what is wrong?

BEING SOCIAL AND FAMOUS ... what is wrong? .... A REVIEW OF ARTICLE OF VIKRAM DOCTOR[i]

This so called essay or wite up by Vikram Doctor on Bapsy Parvy Marchioness of Winchester of Indian Origin seems to be full of revange, malice and enemosity. What if whe was rich, beautiful and ambitious and if whe wanted to be famous all the while. Who does not want to be famous. Why continue this negative writing .... she passed away in 1995. The essay is self defeating ... has no message to convey except for propagating some one for probably wrong reasons. Vikram mentions four steps being followed by people who would like to be famous. He attacks Pavry for following these steps ..... The whole essay seems to be a systematic effort towards character assassination of a Parsi lady who is no more. What if Vikram wants to be famous and have a mileage out of this controversial writing?

Reference cited by Vikram Doctor : How to disappear a memoir for misfits / Duncan Fallowell
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Rajashekhar Devarai

[i] India First Page 3 person / Vikram Doctor .- Times of India, November 10, 2013

U R NOTHING LESS THAN THE BEST / LbnRaj

October 28, 2013

“You were best of yourself, have put in nothing less than the best, thought nothing less than the best of intention, feelings, time, attitude AND then if things have gone wrong …. Just relax , recollect what would have gone wrong and how …. Learn from mistakes, don’t repent … focus only on this very moment and oday and be positive ome what may … you ill be continue to be hat you always wanted to be …. The current problems / situations (if any) are the real and honest tests for yu to get more refined and more polished for shining more sparkling and lavishly. God takes care of every one … and you too. Give smiles of empathy, understanding and accommodation and compassion …. The whole orld is beautiful and you will continue to emerge to be one of those sparkling twinkling stars sooner or later. Be patient, persever and continue to be the best … Firmly believe that being the best is more easier and natural than to be less than the best. Congratulations … there is no duplicate or prototype of you in the whole of this uiverse … so unique are you. Every thing happens for good only”

LbnRaj

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