Reflection

Question 1

Why is reflection important

Answer 1

• helps deal with high levels of stress and pressure
  -helps you gain insight into your professional practice
  -can reflect on either positive or negative experiences
  -can lead to develop to for professionals and service users
  -can be done individually or as a team
  -helps protect your mental health
  -requirement of HCPC to maintain registration

Question 2

HCPC reflection requirements

Answer 2

1. Understand value of reflection on practice and the need to record the outcome of reflection

2.understand the need to keep skills amd knowledge up to date and the importance of career-long learning

3.you must keep your knowledge and skills up to date and relevant to your scope of practice through continuing professional development

Question 3

Reflection cycles
Driscoll model of reflection

Answer 3

What?
So what?
Now what?

Question 4

Reflection cycles
Driscoll model of reflection

Answer 4

What?
So what?
Now what?

Question 5

Driscoll model of reflection
What?

Answer 5

-describe experience
-what happend
-what did you do
-who else was involved
-good/badexperience and why

Question 6

Driscoll model of reflection
So what?

Answer 6

How did you feel, react and why
Do you feel the same now compared to then
Were you experiencing conflict with your own values
Have past situations influenced your experience during this situation

Question 7

Driscoll model of reflection
Now what?

Answer 7

What have you learnt from the situation
Could you have prevented negative outcomes
What would you do differently in the future
Is there a way to prepare yourself for this
Where did it go wring and what will you focus on now

(Include literature in this)