Reflective Practice

Question 1

What is reflective practice?

Answer 1

critical and deliberate inquiry into professional practice in order to gain a deeper understanding of oneself, others and the meaning that is shared among individuals

Question 2

why do we use reflective practice?

Answer 2

it allows us to develop our skills by looking back on experiences and critically analysing them

Question 3

what is critical thinking?

Answer 3

the analysis of available facts, evidence, observations and arguments to form a judgement.

Question 4

What are the three main reflective models?

Answer 4

• the kolb cycle
• gibb’s reflective cycle
• atkins and murphy model of reflection

Question 5

what are the 4 stages of The Kolb Cycle?

Answer 5

• concrete experience
• reflective observation
• abstract conceptualisation
• active experimentation

Question 6

what are the 6 steps of Gibb’s reflective cycle?

Answer 6

• description
• feelings
• evaluation
• analysis
• conclusion
• action plan

Question 7

what are the 5 steps of the Atkins and Murphy model?

Answer 7

• awareness
• describe the situation
• analyse feeling and knowledge
• evaluate the relevance of knowledge
• identify any learning

Question 8

What is resilience?

Answer 8

the ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change

Question 9

what is mindfulness?

Answer 9

The practice of paying attention and focusing awareness, increasing clarity and acceptance of our present moment reality