Reflection

Question 1

Define reflective practice

Answer 1

The process of describing, analysing and evaluating experiences, thoughts or actions to facilitate learning and new understandings for future practices.

Question 2

Importance of reflective practice as HCP

Answer 2

• develops critical thinking skills
• personal & professional growth
• lifelong learner
• helps deal with change

Question 3

Possible requirements that facilitate effective reflection

Answer 3

• competence: knowing what to do, when to do it and how to do it -> using skills, expertise, values, ethical decision-making
• professional judgement: comes from experience
• growth mindset
  - skills: requires hard work and can always improve
  - challenges: embraced, opportunity to grow
  - feedback: welcomed, specifies where to grow
  - setbacks: indicator to work harder next time
• CPD

Question 4

How to reflect: Gibbs Reflective Cycle

Answer 4

1. Description
2. Feelings
3. Evaluation
4. Analysis
5. Conclusion
6. Action Plan

Question 5

Gibbs Reflective Cycle: Description

Answer 5

Who, what, when, where and why

Question 6

Gibbs Reflective Cycle: Feelings

Answer 6

• feelings before/during and after
• how do you think others felt before/during and after
• how do you feel about the situation now?

Question 7

Gibbs Reflective Cycle: Evaluation

Answer 7

what was good/bad?

what went well/didn’t?

Question 8

Gibbs Reflective Cycle: Analysis

Answer 8

• what sense can you make of the situation?
• learn anything new about self?
• did your actions contribute positively or negatively?

Question 9

Gibbs Reflective Cycle: Conclusion

Answer 9

• could there be a more positive outcome?
• skills to develop for future?
• if in the same situation, what can be done differently?

Question 10

Gibbs Reflective Cycle: Action Plan

Answer 10

• next time i would ______

Question 11

4Rs Model of Reflective Thinking

Answer 11

1. Reporting
2. Relating
3. Reasoning
4. Reconstructing

Question 12

4Rs Model: Reporting

Answer 12

• observations
• express feelings
• ask questions

Question 13

4Rs Model: Relating

Answer 13

• link to own experience or expertise
• has this incident occurred before?
• are the conditions the same?
• am i equipped (skills and knowledge) to deal with this incident?

Question 14

4Rs Model: Reasoning

Answer 14

• what are the significant factors of the incident?
• why are they important to understand the incident?
• are there theories or literature to support reasoning?
• consider diff perspectives
• are ethics involved?

Question 15

4Rs Model: Reconstructing

Answer 15

• reframe for future practice
• theories to support?
• what can be done diff for next time to benefit others?