Charles Audley

29th October, 2014

Objectives:

• Define Reflective Practice• Common Techniques• Practice• Integrate

ActivityAdapted from Bolton (2005) and the Greater Manchester AHP/HCS Life Long Learning Project Team

What is reflective practice?

• RP is “fitting new understanding and knowledge into, with, extending and replacing old understanding and knowledge”*

• understanding, interpreting and creating meaning – linking external and internal

• RP is not time intensive

• All of us are already doing it!* Fry, H., Ketteridge, S., & Marshall, S. (2003). A handbook for teaching and learning in higher education: Enhancing academic practice (2nd ed.). London: Kogan Page.

What can RP look like? • Reflective journals or diaries• Meetings• Mentor or critical friend• Reflective practice notice

board• Professional learning

experiences• Action research

Who do I reflect with?

• Personal or Individual

• Shared reflection

• With the young people

Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory

Kolb’s Learning Cycle pt 2

When could I do it?

• Following a shift

• At monthly supervision

• After attending external training

• After monthly team meetings

• Important point is to make time – it’s easy to procrastinate and difficult to recapture thoughts, feelings and emotions after a days, or even a few hours*

* Boud, D. (2001). Using journal writing to enhance reflective practice. New directions for adult and continuing education, 90, 9-18.

What do these symbols and words mean for you?

What to include?

“It is absolutely powerful, the content. It is not restricted, it is not censored, it is not expected, it is just so real, tangible”.

Benefits? Costs?

Precious time

Engaging in regular RP allows us to respond differently

It sounds hard

RP can benefit us and client (YP)

7 steps to reflective learning

• 1. Establish objectives

• 2. Recognise where you are relative to goals

• 3. Consider how to reach objectives

• 4. Use effective time management

• 5. Use feedback and support

• 6. Monitor and review your progress

• 7. Critically reflect on own learning

Practice RP!• Make a list of the things that you have done

over the past week.

• Identify the things you consider to be routine, like driving to work doing the weekly shopping. Identify those things which are different from your usual routine.

• Select one of the experiences from your list and think about how you did it. Ask yourself the following questions;

• What did I do?• Why did I do it that way?• What other ways could I have done it?• How did I know to do it the way I did?

Group Discussion

• What we can learn from these relatively normal situations?

• Best practices

• Take-aways

Summary

• RP can improve your practice– Self development

• Set realistic goals– Don’t aim to write a book,

half a page entry is great

• Think about how you would like to work– What inspires you?

Resources

• YW specific Reflective practice sites:http://ultimateyouthworker.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/reflective-practice-why-we-should.html

• Schon’s Reflective Practice for Professionals: Schon, D.A. (1983) The reflective practitioner: How professionals think in action. New York, NY: Basic Books, Inc.

• Maclean, S (2012). Reflection and Reflective Practice. The City and Guilds Pocket Guide

• Thompson N., (1995), Theory and Practice in Health and Social Welfare. Buckingham, Philadelphia, Open University Press.

• This presentation can be found at:http://www.slideshare.net/CharlesAudley

QUESTIONS?

References

Bolton, G. (2005) Reflective Practice: Writing and professional development, (2nd edn.). London: Sage.

Boud, D. (2001). Using journal writing to enhance reflective practice. New directions for adult and continuing

education, 2001(90), 9-18.

Fry, H., Ketteridge, S., & Marshall, S. (2003). A handbook for teaching and learning in higher education: Enhancing academic

practice (2nd ed.). London: Kogan Page.

Mann, K., Gordon, J., & MacLeod, A. (2009). Reflection and reflective practice in health professions education: A systematic

review. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 14(4), 595-621.

Schon, D.A. (1983) The reflective practitioner: How professionals think in action. New York, NY: Basic Books, Inc.