M4: Reflective practice

Question 1

what is reflective practice

Answer 1

Emphasizes how practitioners use reflection to learn from experience to improve their professional practice. Practitioners use reflection to make sense of uncertain, ambiguous, or conflicted situations in practice.

Often begins when a routine response produces a surprise or unexpected outcome

Question 2

why is reflection important

Answer 2

• important for the cultivation of knowledge
• helps look at a variety of perspectives
• have a more nuanced understanding of issues
• self improvement

Question 3

Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle

Answer 3

concrete experience –> reflective observation –> abstract conceptualization –> active experimentation … cycle repeats

Question 4

anticipatory reflection

Answer 4

• occurs prior to actions
• allows HCPs to be deliberate about possible alternatives and prepare for a situation in advance

Question 5

critical incidents

Answer 5

thought-provoking practice experiences that frequently arise when things go exceptionally well, or do not go as planned, or when a surprise occurs

Question 6

what do critical incidents provide us (3)

Answer 6

1- opps to learn via reflection
2. help us discern values/beliefs, issues w ethics
3 assist in exploring assumptions

Question 7

reflection in action

Answer 7

• takes place in the midst of professional activities
• stimulated when practitioners apply their knowledge and are met w an unexpected outcome
• results in on the spot experimentation/making adjustments to plan

Question 8

reflection on action (retrospective reflection)

Answer 8

• occurs following an event
• evaluation of a sit; learn from it and make improvements
• deeper reflection than reflection in action
• consolidates meanings, theories, practice based knowledge
• fosters student and preceptor relationship/learning

Question 9

reflective writing helps w

Answer 9

awareness of thoughts/feelings
explore messy sits

Question 10

critical reflection

Answer 10

attention to a critical interrogation of the assumptions embedded in our thought processes, to social and systemic factors, and to how power circulates in practice

critically reflective practitioner = more likely to impart change at a systemic level

Question 11

critical reflexivity

Answer 11

examination of diff historical, cultural, social, economic, discursive, and political positions

committed to continually examining dominant perspectives in practice - work toward social justice

Question 12

reflective dialogue

Answer 12

reflection is not a solo activity

dialogue w others valuable

helps indvs w critically challenging their thinking

act of exploration