Why reflect on practice, evaluate personal effectiveness - reflective account template link

[kes28]

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hi
can any one help me on K3P222 / 223

why do we need to reflect on practice and evaluate personal effectiveness?

what can be learnt thought the reflection and increase professional knowlegde and skills ?

and K3D224
how reflection can enhance to increase confidence and self esteem and information would help

thanks kes

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi welcome to Silkysteps, reflection can be a little like moving furniture around your playroom or home. Once it's moved you stand back, take a look, see if things are better .. can still get to what's needed, if not things are moved again ..

Reflection for practice is the same, the way things are done may not always be the only way to do them. Reflecting to see this helps identify gaps and areas that can be improved.

Excelent reading from USA's better kid care.psu.edu

A beautiful day

Using reflection to connect and inspire learning

Professional confidence

Why advocate


During practice ie. when you're in action, you make on the job decisions, observations and professional judgements. When it's after practice, in hindsight you analyse theoretically - what happened, could of happened. This enables you to identify how changes were successful or less successful/effective or ineffective.

More information can be found here:

• Diploma: SCH32 Engage in personal development book chapter - and the CYPW book on amazon
  
  
• SCH 32 unit PDF and from CWDC website
  
  
• SCH thread for evaluating practice against relevant standards - SH32 3.1
  
  
• NVQ Lv 3 thread: K3P222 - Reflect on and develop practice
  
  
• Search page use words from the assessment criteria to find threads already made.
  
  
  

How to layout a reflective account - writing a RA - example template for reflective account

The books by practical preschool are useful reads: on amazon

Best wishes



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[kes28]

thank you ruth
but im still not sure wat i have to do and how do i write it x

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi, can you think about what reflection is and what it means to you ?

What is your role in the setting and what responsibilities do you have - play, helping with coats, greeting parents, storytime, snack preparation, attending staff meetings ..

If you use these as examples for reflection how do they currently work, how happy are you with the way they are and how could they be different ..

To help get to grips with writing it down use the Knowledge reference title to start off your explanation eg: 'we need to reflect on practice and evaluate personal effectiveness because ...

Once you're comfortable with your words you'll find they rejumble to make more sense ..

The links above will also help understanding and this doc is also a great read - Reflective practice from NBT.nhs.uk

Reflective Practice

Reflective practice is a process which enables you to achieve a better understanding of yourself, your skills, competencies, knowledge and professional practice. Although most of us engage in thinking about experiences either before, during or after an event, we need to document our understanding in order to clearly identify and demonstrate the components of our learning. Identifying what we have learnt requires us to think about our experiences, and consider the outcomes, in order to evaluate the experience, and identify our thoughts, feelings and understanding of the relevant issues. The objective is to identify what we have learnt in order to construct new or different approaches to our future practice, or to recognise and validate effective practice to utilise in the future.

Learning comes from many different incidents and experiences that we have in life. We can learn much about ourselves, others, our job, our organisation, and professional practice, as well as our abilities and skills, if we consciously take the time to reflect on our learning.

As a starting point, a pro-forma sheet for reflective practice, incorporating some ideas around the type of experiences we can utilise for learning, is provided.

N.B. When reflecting on clinical incidents or professional practice involving patient care, patient confidentiality must never be breached

Further guidance on different theories and methodologies for reflective practice is available on the Trust’s website: www.northbristol.nhs.uk - Nursing Zone - Reflective Practice Guidelines.


Gibbs 1988 – The Reflective Cycle


Description
What happened?

Feelings
What were you thinking and feeling?

Evaluation
What was good and bad about the experience?

Analysis
What sense can you make of the situation

Conclusion
What else could you have done?

Action Plan
If it arose again what would you do?


Describe a recent event/ incident/ study day/ case study/ discussion/ meeting/ experience in your professional life / personal life / professional role


What happened? What did you think/ feel? What did you do and Why?

What went well?

What could have been better?

Describe what you have learnt from this experience

What (if anything) will you do / would you do differently in the future?

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Researching Graham Gibbs and David Kolb refelctive cycles will also help.

Best wishes

xx

[kittykatty2000]

Hey Ruthierhyme,

I'm doing all the 304 Knowledge Evidence Questions at the moment and that link you pit above to the NBT.nhs.uk is great, it has really helped me to understand the question on reflective practice.

Thank you so much for a great document.

[kes28]

hi ruth thank u for the info it help alot now i understand it abit more thanks again
kes

[Ruthierhyme]

You're very welcome. This is another link to a document on QUB.ac.uk - Queens University Belfast - it's an excellent read and guide for anyone looking at reflection ..

Learning through reflection

Learning through reflection

Reflection is an active process whereby the professional can gain an understanding of how historical, social, cultural and personal experiences have contributed to professional knowledge and practice (Wilkinson, 1996).


Duffy (2007) believes that reflective practice is an active deliberate process of critically examining practice where an individual is challenged and enabled to undertake the process of self-enquiry to empower the practitioner to realize desirable and effective practice within a reflexive spiral of personal transformation.
Learning is derived from experience but it doesn’t just happen. For it to take place you not only need to engage in reflection you must also record it. By thinking about what you are doing and why you are doing it is what turns your experiences into meaningful learning. If you are to become a reflective practitioner you have to use that learning to increase your professional knowledge and skills to the benefit of not only yourself but also to your patients / clients.

Why Reflect

Reflection is really a process that begins with looking back on a situation, pondering over it, learning from it and then using the new knowledge to help you in future similar situations. Reflection, which is learning through experience, is not a new concept. As humans, we naturally reflect on our surroundings and experiences. However, the conscious, deliberate and ordered process of using reflection as a learning tool in our professional practice is much more challenging. It is a complex activity that requires the individual to develop a set of skills required for problem solving (Moon, 1999).
Reflection, therefore, encourages us to become aware of our thoughts (intellectual) and feelings (affective) which relate to a particular learning experience or area of our practice.

Students and Reflection

You will be constantly introduced to different theoretical knowledge and new practice experiences. Reflection is one way of helping you to link the theory and practice experiences and to integrate your learning. Much of this learning is achieved by you being actively involved in reflective practice. Through reflection 'in' and 'on' practice, you can:

• Focus your thoughts on your experiences.
• Gain greater understanding of professional healthcare practice.
• Become more aware of the knowledge and skills that you have developed.
• Identify your strengths and areas for development.
• Develop an action plan for future practice.

Whilst we engage in reflection on a daily basis, much of this occurs in quiet moments when by ourselves. As a student, you will also be required to develop your skills in reflective writing. Whilst this skill may be new to you at the moment you will become more familiar with it as you progress as a student. Although some may view reflective writing as a challenging skill (in that is not necessarily an instinctiveprocess), it is one that can be learned and improved with practice (Jasper, 2001).


Reflection is a purposeful thoughtful activity to:

• Gain new insight.
• Gain new ideas.
• Acquire new understanding.
• Enhance patient / client care.

Reflection helps us to:

• Stand back and think of a situation.
• Gain a new perspective.
• Make sense of our experiences.
• Construct meaning and knowledge that guides actions in practice.

Reflection as a learning tool

• Reflection is the process that we consciously undertake to gain further understanding and add meaning to our daily lives.
• Reflection is associated with learning that has occurred through experience and is an activity that helps you make sense of and learn from situations.
• Reflection therefore is a means of assisting us to think, to explore our thoughts and feelings and to work through an experience, in an attempt to gain new understandings, fresh insights and self awareness.
• It is the active consideration of, and learning from our thoughts and actions, together with the further use of these thoughts and actions as a means of developing reflective thinking.
• The most important aspect of engaging in reflection for your ongoing personal and professional learning is that you are able to demonstrate your progression towards achievement of the NMC learning outcomes and standards of proficiency.
• The process of reflective writing leads to more than just a gain in your knowledge; it should also challenge the concepts and theories by which you make sense of knowledge. When you reflect on a situation, you do not simply see more, you see differently. This different way of viewing a situation is reflected in statements about a commitment to action. Action is the final stage of reflection.

Models of Reflection

Learning through reflection is more effective if there is an understanding of frameworks that encourage a structural process to guide the act of reflection. Various models have been developed which may suit individuals or particular situations. However it is important that you choose the framework that you feel most comfortable with and which helps you in learning from your experiences. The type or combination of types may be used according to the requirements of the situation.
Gibbs' Reflective Cycle (1988) is viewed as straightforward and provides a cyclical framework to help guide reflective practice.

Rather than describing events and situations, the focus of your reflection should be on the effect the experience has had on you, the learning that has occurred and your future learning needs. Jasper

(2003) further clarifies Gibbs’ cycle into simple stages.

Stage one: Description of the event - Describe in detail the event you are reflecting on. Include for example where you were; who else was there ; why were you there ; what were you doing ; what were other people doing ; what was the context of the event; what happened; what was your part in this; what part/s did other people play; what was the result?

Stage two: Feelings - At this stage try to recall and explore the things that were going on inside your head, i.e. why does this event stick in your mind? Include e.g. how you were feeling when the event started; what you were thinking about at the time; how did it make you feel; how did other people make you feel; how did you feel about the outcome of the event; what do you think about it now?

Stage three: Evaluation –
Try to evaluate or make a judgment about what has happened. Consider what was good about the experience and what was bad about the experience or didn’t go so well.

Stage four: Analysis –
Break the event down into its component parts, so they can be explored separately; what went well; what did you do well; what did others do well; what went wrong or did not turn out as it should have done; in what way did you or others contribute to this.

Stage five: Conclusion - You now have a lot of information on which to base your judgment. It is here that you are likely to develop insight into your own and other people’s behaviour in terms of how they contributed to the outcome of the event. Remember the purpose of reflection is to learn from an experience. During this stage you should ask yourself what you could have done differently.

Stage six: Action plan
Plan what you would do if you encountered the event again. Would you act differently or would you be likely to do the same? How will this incident affect your future practice? What additional knowledge and skills do you need to develop?

Getting ready to reflect

Now you are about to begin the process of reflection, there are a key few points that are worth revisiting.Reflection is an essential skill in healthcare practice and it relates to personal and professional experiences. Your reflections make take place at different times and can be both in and on practice.

• Reflecting 'in action' is associated with thinking whilst acting- that is 'thinking on your feet'.
• Reflecting 'on action' on the other hand is looking back on the situation that has occurred.
• Reflective writing is largely associated with looking back, therefore it is reflecting 'on action'.

What do you reflect on?

You can reflect on any theoretical or practice experience within your professional development. These reflections can be of either a positive or negative event and can be:

• Good examples of your practice.
• Meaningful events.
• The value of a clinical skill.
• An event that frustrated you.
• An event where you wanted to improve your knowledge.
• An event that made you happy, sad, distressed, or a moral dilemma.

When engaging in reflection, it is important that you:

• Be spontaneous.
• Express yourself freely.
• Be open to ideas.
• Choose a time to suit you.
• Be prepared personally.
• Choose a reflective model.

(Taylor, 2001)

Source of quote: cached text page of the article: Learning through reflection

[bev]

hi ruth is there a template on the site for a personal development plan many thanks

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi yes, there are links on this thread - personal development plan you can adapt it to suit your own needs xx

You'll find plans change over time as will your areas of interest, you may also find some areas - specific, will be highlighted through your settings appraisal system.

[WittyGem]

I reflected on practice by oral questioning with Assessor. How activity had gone what i felt could have been done better, what the children got from the activity ie. developmental stages that it covered for them. etc.