Self Reflection

The final stage of reflection is change, how I see myself, how I see others and my views and opinions. 4.2 – Reflective practice is a good way to analyse yourself as an individual; this can help improve your own working practices. Sometimes when you reflect on yourself it makes you look at your barriers and sometimes peoples struggle can be confidence, dealing with situations and can also help you see where you think you could improve yourself in regards to maybe training etc. I know one of my own barriers is having to address issues with staff when doing supervisions that I know staff will feel annoyed/upset about and sometimes need to seek advice from other managers and once the supervision has taken place I will reflect on the supervision and how it went, the things I said, the response from staff, whether I could of spoken about a situation in a different way/content etc then reflect on this so to use the experience and advice given next time I have the same situation too

Gibbs Reflective Cycle (1988), a framework for students to resolve problems in assignments, step by step, I will reflect on my own problems, (UK Essays, 2013). My previous goal was to study in a university and now that I have accomplished that goal, my next goal is to complete the course with a strong grade. But the reality of achieving the Foundation Degree is a much harder concept than what I first thought, having

I will structure this essay using Gibbs Model of Reflection (Gibbs 1988). Reflective learning helps practitioners analyse their experiences and how they think and feel about them before

Effective reflection helps the practitioner to see the situation from an outsider's perspective, so that they can develop a better way to respond to a similar scenario in the future. Reflection is meant to achieve a change in practice, rather than simply repeating the same mistakes (Schon, 1983). Many different models exist for structuring the reflective process. Regardless of the framework used, the reflection models are meant to accomplish three things. They are supposed to promote reflecting on events, self-evaluation and analysis, and a plan to change actions in the future. This Reflective essay will utilize Driscoll's 'The What?' model as its structure (Driscoll, 1994). This model has three components"

Reflection at its most basic principle "provides us with an opportunity to review our decisions and decision-making processes" however, in practice, reflection is a far broader and contextual concept, it is about understanding a person’s life and the actions they have taken throughout their lives. (Nussbaum 1997).Reflective practice first emerged from the work of a man called Donald Schon, having found that there appeared to be a gap between theory and putting it into practice (Fook 2006a: 441). He went on to state that reflective practice is a way of improving professional practice, through critically evaluating how we respond to practice situations and being self-aware (Mezirow 1991). Whereas reflection is applicable in all aspects of living (Fook 2006a).

Reflective practice engages practitioners in a continuous cycle of self-observation and self-evaluation in order to understand their own actions and the reactions they prompt in themselves and in learners (Brookfield, 1995; Thiel, 1999). Reflective practice is considered as an evolving concept which views learning as “an active process of reviewing an experience of practice in order to describe, analyse, evaluate and so inform learning about practice.” (Reid, B 1993 cited in Garfat, T. 2005).

Referring to the model of Gibbs reflective cycle, the essay first described the good or bad experiences from the event occurred to me. Secondly, it discussed the solution required to overcome the bad experience and finally, the action plan highlighting the fruitful benefits that I have achieved.

Reflective practice is a fundamental component to evaluate experiences and draw on concepts for future use. The future educator was able to review and analyze what she saw in her field experience to implement her own structured approach

In this essay I am going to reflect on my experience working as part of a team and the preparation on an oral presentation I had to do in class with people from different courses, as part of the Foundations for Practice in Health and Social Care module. Reflection is educational and is used as a means of self-knowledge and to develop using a process of feeling and learning by thinking about what happened and what could have been done differently. (Rolfe, 2011, p.8-12) I will be using the Gibbs (1988) Reflective Cycle to do this. In this model there are 6 different stages to look at to help structure reflection, the description of the event, your feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and an action plan. There is more than one model

There has been an increasingly large amount of interest around the areas of reflective practice and critical reflection. This interest has led to an increasing amount of literature around reflective practice and critical reflection.

The idea of reflective practice in an academic context however is new to me, and I did feel lost at first. Now I can see how reflecting on my own learning and experiences has helped me to see where I have improved week on week and I think that as a result, my confidence has improved and I am able to contribute more in class, I have more confidence in my ability to teach and I feel that as a result I am learning more. The process or reflection, evaluation and adaptation is truly a cyclic one.

Many models of reflective practice have been promoted in the last decades. In 1983, Schön introduced the concepts ‘reflection-in-action’ and ‘reflection-on-action’, both of which have enhanced the link between reflection and professional development, but the formal one emphasizes the ability of a practitioner to react to a situation directly based on feelings, emotions and prior experiences while the latter one focuses on critical analysis of this reaction after doing it (Schön, 1983). Later, Gibbs developed these notions into a

Be reflective – be aware of automatic reactions by taking time to think back on them. Our book and Dr. Watson stressed the importance of personal journal that might be useful to record your thoughts, feelings, fears, concerns, goals for development. Looking back at the entries and reflecting on them will improve thinking process, will make a person to consider alternative ways of action and be resourceful. Furthermore, while reading the book I made into a habit to stop and reflect. I also started to answer the questions in writing and reflect on what I have read. I am curious how much different will I think about my entries by the end of this course and I hope to develop the skill of “being reflective”. The other elements promoting deeper thinking are role-playing and becoming a client – both things I am determined to try during the course and on my leisure.

“Be a reflective teacher. Honestly look at what you do from time to time. Evaluate the purpose of your role as a teacher.” (Robert John Meenham, 2011)

During the presentation, the team adapted the demonstration method inside of welcoming, did not perform encouragement for the audience to join the movie night and help out the charity. The plain slides style did not provide secure engagement and visual appeal. Ticketing system explanation was made