This is also known as an AutoDidact function.

Ask yourself:

• Are you tending to shy away from particular areas of the manual?
• Do you have 'least favourite' parts?
• Do these correspond to areas of the work that you tend to avoid, too?

Note:

Every practitioner has strengths and weaknesses - a key exercise in self-directed learning is continuously to reflect (Mentalization) on what these are, so that safegurads can be put in place, perhaps with your clinical supervisor or team leader, to develop the broadest range of skills and capacities.

Where to go next?

• Use the APrAT reflective audit tool to evaluate your work
• Look at the lists of AMBIT Competencies to identify areas for improvement.