This essay will outline the importance of reflective practice within the health & social care. It will look at frameworks of reflecting models and Governing bodies and why such standards are in place using reports Francis Report
Reflection is the personal exploration of your own thoughts and actions; it is about thinking things over, which will often reveal anxieties, errors and weakness as well as strengths and successes (Boyd and Fales 1983, p19) Reflection plays an important act in which people recall their experience 's, absorb information to ponder over & figure out how to improve it (Boud, D, Keogh, R & Walker, D, 1985 Reflection: Turning Experience into Learning, p 43). Working in a clinical care setting means being conscious about …show more content…
Only when good and poor practice is identified can a precise evaluation can be carried out this ensures the best patient care (Nursing Medical Council,2002; UKCC, 1992); However such criticism of reflection on poor practice is that it has the potential not to be an honest reflection of events especially if a senior member of staff or mentors are reading all about the reflective account and when never been instructed how to tackle it, it might not be a true reflection but an account of events which will hinder the reflection. (Hargreaves, 2004); such a psychological thinking which causes obstacles when looking back such as remembering poor practice can be uncomfortable (Graham and Phelps, 2003) fear of being criticized and having negative feedback comments. There are number of different frameworks which provide a structure to help you engage in writing about reflection, such as Gibbs (1988), John (2004) There is no right or wrong models to choose from as its more of a personal preference and its important that you choose a framework that will help develop your skills (Atkins and Murphy 1994) The most common framework used in health care is the Gibbs (1988) this model allows reflection using six elements of reflection which use a clear description, feelings, evaluation,
Reflection is the personal exploration of your own thoughts and actions; it is about thinking things over, which will often reveal anxieties, errors and weakness as well as strengths and successes (Boyd and Fales 1983, p19) Reflection plays an important act in which people recall their experience 's, absorb information to ponder over & figure out how to improve it (Boud, D, Keogh, R & Walker, D, 1985 Reflection: Turning Experience into Learning, p 43). Working in a clinical care setting means being conscious about …show more content…
Only when good and poor practice is identified can a precise evaluation can be carried out this ensures the best patient care (Nursing Medical Council,2002; UKCC, 1992); However such criticism of reflection on poor practice is that it has the potential not to be an honest reflection of events especially if a senior member of staff or mentors are reading all about the reflective account and when never been instructed how to tackle it, it might not be a true reflection but an account of events which will hinder the reflection. (Hargreaves, 2004); such a psychological thinking which causes obstacles when looking back such as remembering poor practice can be uncomfortable (Graham and Phelps, 2003) fear of being criticized and having negative feedback comments. There are number of different frameworks which provide a structure to help you engage in writing about reflection, such as Gibbs (1988), John (2004) There is no right or wrong models to choose from as its more of a personal preference and its important that you choose a framework that will help develop your skills (Atkins and Murphy 1994) The most common framework used in health care is the Gibbs (1988) this model allows reflection using six elements of reflection which use a clear description, feelings, evaluation,