Week 2: Reflection Flashcards
What is Reflection?
The process of examining an experience that raises an issue of concern
or
An internal process we use to help refine our understanding of an experience
Why is reflection important?
To improve ourselves and locate our strengths and weaknesses
Is reflection passive or intentional?
It is INTENTIONAL
What does reflection have to do with physical therapy?
allows us to connect our personal experiences, preferences, and beliefs to the experiences of our patient.
Reflection encourages to consider the situation from the perspective of:
patient family doctor insurance company coworkers textbook best evidence
Reflections allow us to:
recognize our own assumptions
continually assess our own knowledge
What do expert clinicians recommend?
routinely use reflective process
reflective in the moment
after each patient interaction
stop and reflect he the pt did? (what worked, what didn’t and why)
conscious use of the reflective process is essential to developing expertise
What is the process of reflection: initial steps?
what?
so what?
now what?
What is reflection in action?
attending to the task of interacting with a patient ( subconsciously learned)
Continually questioning, observing, assessing, and adjusting our thoughts and actions throughout the treatment session (active reflection)
What is reflection - on action?
What worked in the past? What did not work?
Reflection for action:
hypothetical. “What might you do if”?
What is content reflection?
Analysis of the problem/situation from the perspectives of all those involved patients families caregivers nurses doctors third - party payers
What is process reflection?
determines how we might approach the situation or what strategies we might choose in addressing the problem
determine problem solving strategies, determine efficacy of strategies chosen, explore other available strategies.
What is the most difficult level of reflection?
Premise reflection
premise reflection requires us to:
analyze and question our own assumptions or assumptions underlying the problems we face
What type of reflection enables us to recognize these assumptions and question them before we make judgements or decisions?
premise reflection
An outlook in favor of or against one thing, person or group compared to another is:
bias
cognitive bias:
the most common type of bias. Explicit. It refers to deviation from standards of judgement whereby you may create inferences, assessments or perceptions that are unreasonable. Positive or negative
Prejudice bias:
Prejudice- prejudgment or prior opinion that a person makes before they are given the relevant facts and information. It is usually negative
Contextual bias:
when experts who have good intentions are vulnerable to making incorrect decisions, based on external influences or influences that are unrelated to the situation. This can result in a loss of objectivity and can cause the experts to develop subconscious expectations. Can include confirmation bias.
implicit bias:
subconscious bias
what is Statistical bias?
related to the process of data collection. Statistical bias can affect the way a research sample is selected or the way that data is collected. It can result in misleading results that differ from the accurate representation.
_________ attitudes are thoughts and feelings that often exist outside of conscious awareness that affect judgement, decisions and behaviors?
Implicit
what are common characteristics of implicit bias?
gender race disability weight age religion sexual orientation
