1. Title page…………………………………………………… Page 1
2. Index page………………………………………………….. Page 2
3. Introduction………………………………………………… Page 3
4. What is reflection and why is it important to reflect …...….. Page 3
5. Types of reflective practices and models.…………………… Page 4
6. How this research relates to my personal experience………..Page 6
7. What self-compassion is...........................................................? Page 7
8. Why self-compassion is important……………………………. Page
9. Steps towards my goal……....………………………………… Page
10. Final comments……………………………………………….. Page
11. Feedback space………………………………………………..page
Introduction:
For the purpose of this assignment I will be focusing on the concept of self-compassion along with being …show more content…
Types of reflective practices and models.
T. Bugeja (2014, pers. Comm., -- October ) points out that there are three types of reflective practices, namely; reflection- before- action, reflection- in- action and reflection- on- action.
The reflection- before- action mainly involves the concept of the expression think before you leap, because it is about thinking beforehand about the situation before taking any action, which may prove to be useful as to avoid unwanted consequences and enhancing the best possible outcome.
The reflection-in-action is the aspect of using the knowledge gained from our experiences in the current situation. One example may be being empathic with someone going through a difficult time.
The reflection-on-action, is taking place after the situation has happen and even passed. One can utilise this to look back and see what they have done right and maybe wrong, and what improvement can be done also what positive aspects can be derived from the experience.
Reflection …show more content…
She also claims that self- compassion can also be described as being compromising, where there is both kindness to oneself, and recognising the pain of others. She utters that it is basically made up of three major components, kindness, common humanity and mindfulness.
Kindness entails that we act in a considerate way towards ourselves, rather than resorting to scolding ourselves about it. Here one can also include empathy and being understanding to one.
Common humanity involves that whilst we recognise that we may be going through a rough patch, we keep in mind that human nature is not perfect, that difficult situations do crop up and just like we are going through some difficulties, so are other people, some possibly going through very similar situations. This aspect is important as knowing that we are not alone, can help us bring about hope that it can get better.
Lastly mindfulness is that even though we do need to experience our emotions, it is not healthy to amplify them or globalise in general, such as failure taken from failing an exam to generalisation; saying that I am a failure, which unfortunately can lead to mood disorders as well as anxiety