Full Description
The Reflective Practice Guide offers an accessible introduction to engaging effectively in critical reflection, supporting all students in their development of the knowledge and skills needed to enhance their professional practice.
This second edition has been thoroughly updated with new chapters emphasising the importance of personal growth, processing emotions, building resilience, and issues of diversity, intersectionality and positionality. Throughout the book Barbara Bassot illustrates the process of critical reflection using examples and case studies drawn from a range of professional contexts, offering an interdisciplinary model of practice that may be applied to many settings.
Drawing on literature from a range of disciplines, chapters explore the key aspects of reflection, including:
Developing self-awareness
The role of writing in reflection
Reflecting with others
The importance of emotions and processing feelings
Managing change
Learning from experiences
Self-care and avoiding burnout
The book is extended and enhanced through Instructor and Student Resources that include additional content including case studies, reflective activities, diagrams and videos. These can be found at www.routledge.com/cw/bassot.
This essential text offers support, guidance and inspiration for all students in the helping professions including education, health, social care and counselling, who want to gain greater self-awareness, challenge assumptions and think about practice on a deeper level.
Contents
Part I: Reflective practice; 1. What is reflective practice?; 2. Becoming more self-aware; 3. The role of writing in reflection; 4. Learning from a range of experiences; Part II: Putting the critical into reflective practice; 5. Building resilience in professional practice; 6. Challenging assumptions; 7. Reflecting with others; 8. Working through personal change; 9. Creativity in critical reflection; 10. Using metaphors in reflective practice; Part III: Embedding critically reflective practice in professional life and work; 11 Critically reflective practice as a way of being; 12. Review and looking forward
