Reflective practice and ‘the purpose of reflection is to work out what is already known and add new information with the result of drawing out knowledge, new meaning and a higher level of understanding’ (Moon, 2004). Kurunsaari et al (2015) noted that physiotherapists require professional skills in clinical reasoning and independent decision making. They also need to synthesize data. As I begin my career as a physiotherapist, the development of these skills will be important and reflective practice will be an essential skill required. This task is a reflective essay on my experiences of the module CT6031, Preparation for Practice Education. I have chosen to reflect on two specific areas which I think are of the most relevance to me, they …show more content…
In inter-professional groups during the module, we looked at case studies of patients. Each group looked at patients from their own background and their role within the treatment of that patient. We then discussed the importance of teamwork when trying to treat patients effectively who had various physical, social and emotional symptoms. I felt that I had a decent understanding of the importance of teamwork before this module from my past experiences, having previously been a member of varying sports teams and also having worked professionally as a primary school teacher. I was sceptical as to what more I would learn about teamwork through sitting in student inter-professional groups. Reflecting back on my experience, I can now see how short-sighted of me that was. Kent (2016) noted that it was really important to get an understanding of how other professional groups approach teamwork and where they see themselves in the overall picture. Working with students from other disciplines afforded me that …show more content…
As my background was teaching, I would have regularly considered ways to communicate information to people effectively and what type of learners students were e.g. visual, kinaesthetic or audio. This is something that I think all health professionals should consider when trying to educate patients. I will try to during my upcoming placements. An essential aspect of communication is the subjective assessment between a physiotherapist and a patient. We discussed this in Foundations in Physiotherapy (PR6003). I hadn’t appreciated its importance beforehand, I do now. Albrecht (1996) noted the importance of recognising a patient’s perception of their health and an inquisitive subjective assessment is key in doing so. Perhaps the greatest challenge of a subjective exam is providing an opportunity for patients to talk about their feelings, issues and goals, as well as identify their most pressing symptoms and questioning is key to this. Language is another consideration within communication. How a health professional talks about pain can have a huge impact on a patient (Owen,
According to Driscoll (2000), there are three processes when reflecting on one’s practice. They are: ‘What?’, ‘so what?’ and ‘Now what?’ Using Driscoll’s reflective cycle will enable me to link theory to practice.
Reflection, as explained by Moon (2013), is the process of looking back on an event or experience and thinking about it and learning from it. Reflection, which is learning through experience, is not a new concept. As humans, we naturally reflect on our surroundings and experiences on a day to day basis in order to make sense of them. (Norman, Vleuten and Newble, 2002). In a professional context, reflation is vital for a practitioner to learn and improve their practice. By using their own experiences, practitioners are able to analysis, and in turn, adapt or improve specific areas of practice
By working together there is information sharing, improve safety and quality also collaboration gives knowledge to other professionals. (Littlechild and Smith, 2013).what I have learned through working in partnership with other professionals was creating a poster related to what each professional does. Some of the professionals I did not know how exactly they work together in partnership. Example: I was not aware of how a radiology would work with a social work and the outcome of that was that Radiology develop and maintain collaborative relationship with medical colleagues and participates in regular meetings with other professionals activities to meet the needs of a service users therefore they collaborate with Social Workers. By doing a poster and delivering information I learned a lot from the other team members, shared experiences knowledge and skills with other group members. Group work made me realise how it is very important to work in multi-displinary team, the benefit of it and what others can benefit from. During the poster each of the student was from different professional however we all had the question but each had to look at it in each profession perspectives. This gave an opportunity to everyone to go and search for each professional and communicate with the rest of the group the outcome of the presentation. By doing that, we exchanged ideas learned from each other’s skills and used it into practice. I have learned about sharing information with others, learned about communication and
There are certain barriers in using reflective practice such as lack of proper resources to improve their learning experience. Some nurses are not aware of how to undertake reflective practice due to their lack of knowledge and also may be worried about documenting experiences and emotions. Furthermore, time is one of the main barrier for reflective practice, learning through reflective practice can be time consuming, and if a nurse is reluctant or shows lack of motivation to spend time in improving their skills or knowledge through reflection or reflective practices, it will not benefit in making any changes in their profession and also in their patient care. According to Forneris et al, (2009) lack of time can cause beginner nurses to become
This paper aims to highlight an incident in theatre where environmental pressure has the tendency to lead to human error thereby compromising the patient’s safety. To reflect and critically analyse the situation, human factors, theories, guidelines and national policies that govern a theatre environment so as to improve the practice, raise awareness and prevent adverse event thereby improving patient safety in theatres.
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communicate skills with our patients for a number of reasons – one being their health status even if
A justification of a model of reflection to inform learning Reflective practice is an important tool which many health professionals use, it helps individuals to reflect and analyse their experience to improve the way in which they work. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy endorses reflection, in the quality assurance standard for learning and development it says members should reflect on the continuing professional development process in order to maintain and develop their competence to practise (CSP, 2012). Many models have different ways of getting an individual to reflect on their experience, but they all have the same outcome, to get them to learn from their experience. A popular model to use is Gibbs’ (1988) this model involves six stages which are, describing what happened, how you were thinking and feeling, evaluating
Communication plays a vital role in all areas of healthcare, yet its importance is often overlooked. Whether it is a doctor talking to patients about treatment options, or strangers comforting one another in a waiting room, communication is happening everywhere and almost always, we underestimate how important it is and how it truly affects our medical experience. In the movie The Doctor, this is exactly what happens, causing a whirlwind effect of emotions and learning.
student. In the following journal, we see the benefit of reflective practice and what it achieves
Using Gibb’s reflective cycle is a really useful method of going through all the phases and experiences of an activity or experience one has been part of (Brookes.ac.uk, 2016).
In conclusion, Evidence-Based Practice requires explicit use of best evidence and decision making. However, clinical skills, judgment and experience are as critical. The best systematic recording will have a significant impact on increasing the confidence on the effectiveness of the treatments and correct interpretation of evidence. “To practice EB means becoming a better history taker, better clinical examiner, a consumer of empirical evidence and a thoughtful diagnostician and therapist” (Ambrose, B, 2011). As physiotherapists, we are responsible to make contributions and able to provide patients the best treatment and services.
In David Wright’s “The Myths and Realities of Teamwork,” (Wright, D., 2013), he outlines six myths that are ubiquitous and perpetuated by many people. Here is a short examination of all six.
After a review of my performance in the assigned group, I have learned a great deal about myself and behavior in the team-setting situation. This is not the first experience in a team-setting. Previous team setting experiences were conducted in sporting and recreational environments rather than academics. While the setting and the environments were indeed different, there were many commonalities and correlations between the team settings I previously experiences and the current academic team-setting experience for this academic course project.
The teamwork is usually defined as the process of working together in a group to achieve a common goal. These days working in groups is inevitable. Whether it is a school assignment or working in a clinical settings, we have to work in groups to accomplish a task. We cannot expect to work in isolation all the times. (Stonehouse, 2011)