8.2 and 9.2 Intro to Reflective Practice and Reflective Models

where does reflective practice come from, whose work did it come from?

Dewey and schon

it is the ongoing active process of critically examining experiences, thoughts feelings and actions to understand their impact learn from them and guide future professional practice and development

reflective practice has many

different definitions

healthcare working environments defined as

uncertain

continuous changing

messy

healthcare worker qualities include

autonomous

confident

self directed

ethical

flexible

collaborative

inclusive

organised

innovative

why use reflective practice in healthcare?

critical for professional development.

professional standards and credentialing to ensure healthcare workers are competent now require demonstrations of reflection, reflective practice

reflective writing goes beyond

a summary of what has hapepned

reflective writing should give insight on

how the experience makes a person feel

how does it connect to other things they experienced

what do they plan to do in response

reflective practice should focus on

interpretation and evaluation.

which takes planning.

helps draw connections and links that produce deeper and more meaningful reflections.

what are the processes of reflective practice

describe evaluate interpret and plan (DIEP)

Describe

begin with a brief and objective description of the situation, what you saw heard did etc

interpret

what happened what new insights do you have, how does this experience compare to any other experiences you have had before how did you feel in that moment?

evaluate

make a judgement on how useful the experience was for you

express your opinion and explain why you are thinking this

plan

comment on how this experience might inform your future actions and thoughts

what are the two reflective models used?

Gibbs Reflective Model and Schon Reflective Model

Gibbs model processes

description- explaining of situation

feelings- how you feel about it

evaluation- good or bad about it

analysis- make sense of it

conclusion- draw out learnings

action plan for future

pros and cons of using Gibbs reflection model

good structure for those who need it (pro)

might now allow organic and creative synthesis of themes and ideas (more complex settings) because of structure (con)

Schon reflective model

knowledge in action

reflection in action

reflection on action

schon reflective model differentiates

reflection during and after events

not circular

reflection in action

aids becoming more responsive when dealing with complex situations

reflection on action

spend time considering situation complexity and what could be done to more effectively deal with it

pros and cons of schon model

pros

encourages adaptability and clinical decision making

self awareness increased

cons

lacks structure like Gibbs

reflection in action hard to do when performing on a task, need to divide attention