Reflective Essay
Reflective Practice Reid (1994) Gibbs Reflective Cycle
What happened? (description) What would you do if it happened again? (action plan) What were you thinking/feeling? (feeling)
What alternatives did you have? (conclusion) How can you make sense of what happened? (analysis)
What was good/bad about the experience? (evaluation)
Reflectivity
The circular process by which our thoughts affect our actions, which affect the situation we are dealing with and therefore after feedback through the reactions of others involved which can affect how we understand and think about the situation. So we constantly get evidence about how effective or worthwhile our actions are.
What is Reflection?
“Learning from experience” (Spalding, 1998) “Thoughtful deliberation” (Tickle, 1994)
WHAT IS REFLECTION?
“systematic, critical and creative thinking about action with the intention of understanding its roots and processes” (Fish and Twinn,1997)
Has 3 Stages: • The learning opportunity • The information gathering and critical analysis • The changed perspective (Spalding,1998)
References
Spalding N.J. (1998). Reflection in Professional Development: A Personal Experience. B.J. of Therapy and Rehabilitation. July 1998, Vol. 5, No. 7. Tickle L. (1994). The Induction of New Teachers. Castell, London. Fish and Twinn (1997). Quality Clinical Supervision in the Health Care Professions: Principled Approaches to Practice. Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford.
Further Reading
Parham. D. (1987). Towards Professionalism: The Reflective Therapist. Am. J. of O.T. 41: 555–60. Schon. D. (1991). The Reflective Practitioner. How Professionals Think in Action. Jossey Barr, San Francisco. Alsop. A (2000). Continuing Professional Development: A Guide for Therapists. Blackwell Science, Oxford.
Reflective Learning Log
DATE:
Consider all these questions in whatever order suits you.
What was the event?
What was I expecting to learn (if appropriate)?
What have I learned?
What is significant about this
What happened? (description) What would you do if it happened again? (action plan) What were you thinking/feeling? (feeling)
What alternatives did you have? (conclusion) How can you make sense of what happened? (analysis)
What was good/bad about the experience? (evaluation)
Reflectivity
The circular process by which our thoughts affect our actions, which affect the situation we are dealing with and therefore after feedback through the reactions of others involved which can affect how we understand and think about the situation. So we constantly get evidence about how effective or worthwhile our actions are.
What is Reflection?
“Learning from experience” (Spalding, 1998) “Thoughtful deliberation” (Tickle, 1994)
WHAT IS REFLECTION?
“systematic, critical and creative thinking about action with the intention of understanding its roots and processes” (Fish and Twinn,1997)
Has 3 Stages: • The learning opportunity • The information gathering and critical analysis • The changed perspective (Spalding,1998)
References
Spalding N.J. (1998). Reflection in Professional Development: A Personal Experience. B.J. of Therapy and Rehabilitation. July 1998, Vol. 5, No. 7. Tickle L. (1994). The Induction of New Teachers. Castell, London. Fish and Twinn (1997). Quality Clinical Supervision in the Health Care Professions: Principled Approaches to Practice. Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford.
Further Reading
Parham. D. (1987). Towards Professionalism: The Reflective Therapist. Am. J. of O.T. 41: 555–60. Schon. D. (1991). The Reflective Practitioner. How Professionals Think in Action. Jossey Barr, San Francisco. Alsop. A (2000). Continuing Professional Development: A Guide for Therapists. Blackwell Science, Oxford.
Reflective Learning Log
DATE:
Consider all these questions in whatever order suits you.
What was the event?
What was I expecting to learn (if appropriate)?
What have I learned?
What is significant about this
References: (Jane Williams & Pam Cowley, Mid Devon Working Group Approved DMT Sept 2004) Model of Structured Reflection [Johns (1992) and Carper (1978)]