Reflective practice for healthcare professionals: a practical guide

Front cover......Page 1
Half title......Page 2
Title page......Page 4
Copyright page......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Introduction......Page 14
Introduction......Page 18
Definitions and perspectives of reflection......Page 19
Criticisms of reflective practice......Page 23
Types of reflection......Page 24
Sources of reflection......Page 25
What is caring?......Page 29
What is professionalized caring?......Page 32
Why do professionals care?......Page 33
The nature of work constraints......Page 34
Economic constraints......Page 36
Historical constraints......Page 38
Political constraints......Page 40
Social constraints......Page 41
Personal constraints......Page 42
Ensuring quality practice through reflective processes......Page 43
Recognizing quality care......Page 44
Wanting to be perfect and invincible......Page 45
Examining daily habits and routines......Page 46
Struggling to be assertive......Page 47
Differentiating between ideal and real practice expectations......Page 48
Negotiating interprofessional boundaries......Page 49
Managing collegial relations......Page 50
Managing self-esteem and worthiness problems......Page 51
Key points......Page 52
Taking and making the time......Page 55
Having courage......Page 56
Using humour......Page 57
Writing......Page 58
Creative music......Page 60
Dancing......Page 61
Montage......Page 62
Poetry......Page 63
Quilting......Page 64
Videotaping......Page 65
Express yourself freely......Page 66
Choose a time and place to suit you......Page 67
A reflective exercise......Page 68
The role of a critical friend......Page 72
Encouraging re.ective questioning......Page 74
The Taylor model of reflection......Page 75
Readiness......Page 78
Exercising thought......Page 80
Following systematic processes......Page 82
Leaving oneself open to answers......Page 85
Enfolding insights......Page 86
Changing awareness......Page 87
Tenacity in maintaining reflection......Page 89
Key points......Page 90
Caution about categories......Page 92
Empirical knowledge......Page 93
Interpretive knowledge......Page 95
Critical knowledge......Page 96
Technical interest and work......Page 99
Emancipatory interest and power......Page 100
Three types of reflection......Page 101
Technical reflection......Page 102
Emancipatory reflection......Page 103
Choosing a type of reflection......Page 104
Being human as a model of healthcare......Page 105
Facilitation and allowingness......Page 107
Familiarity and self-likeness......Page 110
Family and homeliness......Page 112
Favouring and favourableness......Page 113
Fun and lightheartedness......Page 114
Friendship and connectedness......Page 115
Key points......Page 117
Introduction......Page 119
Review of previous ideas......Page 120
The process of technical reflection......Page 125
Assessing and planning......Page 126
Implementing......Page 127
An example of technical reflection......Page 128
Assessing and planning......Page 129
Implementing......Page 130
Evaluating......Page 132
Key points......Page 135
Introduction......Page 137
Review of previous ideas......Page 138
The process of practical reflection......Page 145
Experiencing......Page 146
Interpreting......Page 147
Experiencing......Page 148
Interpreting......Page 149
Learning......Page 151
Summary......Page 154
Key points......Page 155
Introduction......Page 156
Review of previous ideas......Page 157
The process of emancipatory reflection......Page 162
Constructing......Page 163
Deconstructing......Page 164
Confronting......Page 165
An example of emancipatory reflection......Page 166
Deconstructing......Page 167
Confronting......Page 168
Reconstructing......Page 171
Summary......Page 172
Key points......Page 173
Applying Taylor’s REFLECT model of reflection......Page 174
Following systematic processes......Page 175
Tenacity in maintaining reflection......Page 176
Writing your own practice stories......Page 177
Key points......Page 182
Incorporating reflective practice into research methodologies......Page 183
Types of research......Page 184
The reflective research approach......Page 186
Reflective processes in other research approaches......Page 193
Research involving reflection and action research......Page 195
Facilitating an action research and re.ection group......Page 196
Research projects using re.ection and action research......Page 202
Fostering scholarship......Page 203
Presenting your re.ective research at a professional conference......Page 205
Writing a journal article......Page 210
Key points......Page 213
Honouring humanity......Page 215
Affirming yourself as a reflective practitioner......Page 218
Responding to the critiques......Page 219
Creating a daily habit......Page 220
Seeing things freshly......Page 221
Finding support systems......Page 222
Sharing reflection......Page 223
Embodying reflective practice......Page 224
Final author’s reflection......Page 225
References......Page 226
Index......Page 236
Back cover......Page 242