The Critically Reflective Practitioner

by Thompson, Sue; Thompson, Neil

• ISBN13: 9780230573185
• ISBN10: 0230573185
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This succinct and insightful guide to reflective practice is designed for students and practitioners of social work, health care and related fields. Its clear and careful integration of both the "thinking and doing" elements of the often challenging task of practising reflectively makes this an ideal text at all levels of study and practice.

Author Biography

SUE THOMPSON is a director of Avenue Consulting Ltd and has extensive experience in the caring professions as a nurse, care manager, social worker and learning facilitator.She is an accredited social work practice teacher.

 

NEIL THOMPSON is an independent consultant, trainer and author of many books. He was formerly Professor of Applied Social Studies at Staffordshire University, UK,and has also served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Liverpool and North East Wales Institute (University of Wales).

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Understanding Reflective Practice	p. 5
What is Reflective Practice?	p. 7
Introduction	p. 7
What reflective practice is not	p. 8
The legacy of Schon	p. 13
Integrating theory and practice	p. 20
Critically reflective practice	p. 26
Conclusion	p. 30
Dimensions of Reflection	p. 32
Introduction	p. 32
The cognitive dimension: the power of thought	p. 33
The affective dimension: reflecting on feelings	p. 39
The values dimension: reflecting on values	p. 46
Conclusion	p. 53
Contexts for Reflection	p. 55
Introduction	p. 55
Personal reflective space	p. 56
Dyadic reflective space	p. 63
Group reflective space	p. 69
Conclusion	p. 76
Making Reflective Practice a Reality	p. 77
Using Strategies and Techniques	p. 79
Introduction	p. 79
Tools for promoting reflection	p. 80
Conclusion	p. 106
Recording and Assessing Reflection	p. 108
Introduction	p. 108
Why write reflective accounts?	p. 108
When to write reflective accounts	p. 110
Expectations of reflective accounts	p. 112
Assessing reflective accounts	p. 123
Conclusion	p. 130
Barriers to Reflective Practice	p. 131
Introduction	p. 131
Time constraints	p. 132
Waning commitment	p. 135
Organizational culture	p. 138
A lack of appropriate skills	p. 141
Anxiety, fear or low confidence	p. 144
Misunderstanding the nature of reflective practice	p. 148
Conclusion	p. 151
Conclusion: Rising to the Challenge	p. 152
Introduction	p. 152
Thinking	p. 153
Thinking critically	p. 155
Being self-aware	p. 157
Capitalizing on learning	p. 159
Supporting others	p. 161
Being professional	p. 162
Making practice work	p. 164
Conclusion	p. 166
Guide to Further Learning	p. 168
References	p. 176
Index	p. 181
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