Reflection in Practice
making
Practice-Based
Learning
work
Reflection on
PRACTICE
A resource commissioned by the Making Practice
Based Learning Work project, an educational development project funded through FDTL Phase 4
Project Number 174/02 and produced by staff from the
University of Ulster.
www.practicebasedlearning.org
Author
Patricia McClure
School of Health Sciences, University of Ulster
www.practicebasedlearning.org
contents
Reflection on Practice
02
The Role of Reflective Practice
03
Time for Reflection
05
Pre-requisites for Effective Reflection and Supervision
09
The Process of a Supervision Session
11
Adopting a Mentoring Approach
12
Tensions and Anxieties in Practice Placement
Learning for Students & Practice Educators
15
Appendix 1
16
Appendix 2
17
References
18
Reflection on Practice
Introduction
01
REFLECTION ON PRACTICE
Introduction
This resource tool has been devised to;
• inform practice educators about the importance of reflective practice
• prepare practice educators for their role as facilitators in students/learners’ development of reflective practice skills
• identify strategies to facilitate students/learners’ to reflect during supervision sessions
• provide guidelines for the use of reflective diaries during practice placements.
www.practicebasedlearning.org
REFLECTION ON PRACTICE
The Role of Reflective Practice
The general aim of all placements is to promote clinical reasoning and analytical and evaluative abilities in students through reflective practice. Professional bodies incorporate the benefits of applying reflective practice for both students and health professionals in their learning strategies. The importance of developing professional practice and of the role of supervision to ensure high quality standards of care is emphasised in such documents as ”A Vision for the
Future” (Department of Health 1993).
Reflective
Practice-Based
Learning
work
Reflection on
PRACTICE
A resource commissioned by the Making Practice
Based Learning Work project, an educational development project funded through FDTL Phase 4
Project Number 174/02 and produced by staff from the
University of Ulster.
www.practicebasedlearning.org
Author
Patricia McClure
School of Health Sciences, University of Ulster
www.practicebasedlearning.org
contents
Reflection on Practice
02
The Role of Reflective Practice
03
Time for Reflection
05
Pre-requisites for Effective Reflection and Supervision
09
The Process of a Supervision Session
11
Adopting a Mentoring Approach
12
Tensions and Anxieties in Practice Placement
Learning for Students & Practice Educators
15
Appendix 1
16
Appendix 2
17
References
18
Reflection on Practice
Introduction
01
REFLECTION ON PRACTICE
Introduction
This resource tool has been devised to;
• inform practice educators about the importance of reflective practice
• prepare practice educators for their role as facilitators in students/learners’ development of reflective practice skills
• identify strategies to facilitate students/learners’ to reflect during supervision sessions
• provide guidelines for the use of reflective diaries during practice placements.
www.practicebasedlearning.org
REFLECTION ON PRACTICE
The Role of Reflective Practice
The general aim of all placements is to promote clinical reasoning and analytical and evaluative abilities in students through reflective practice. Professional bodies incorporate the benefits of applying reflective practice for both students and health professionals in their learning strategies. The importance of developing professional practice and of the role of supervision to ensure high quality standards of care is emphasised in such documents as ”A Vision for the
Future” (Department of Health 1993).
Reflective
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