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Whoever really just gets the time just to sit and
think? – This can be especially hard when working in cultures that
appear to be very busy and always emphasising the importance of time
with the client. Medical backgrounds in particular tend to devalue
knowledge that dies not evolve from controlled trials or from ‘touchy
feely’ stuff. ”
In that kind of environment, the desire to take time to review what has
been happening and the types of outcomes that are being achieved seems
self-indulgent. The types of routine information gathering that allows
organisations to reflect and improve the quality of what they are doing
is widely resented and often sabotaged.
The consequence if this is allowed is simply
burnout – people will get discouraged and leave. A
major way to avoid this is promoting and developing reflective practice.
Reflective practice is a key
obligation for all workers and ties into the mandatory DANOS unit:
AC1 Reflect on and develop your practice available online at
http://www.skillsforhealth.org.uk/danos/minor_area.php?area=3. For
some groups of staff like nurses and counsellors, if they do not
demonstrate that they are engaging it in a transparent way they can be
struck off.
Reflection can be formally
defined as ‘the process of internally examining and exploring an
issue of concern, triggered by an experience, which creates and
clarifies meaning in terms of self and which results in a changed
conceptual perspective’
ObjectivesBy the time the course has
finished people will be able to:
- describe how reflective practice can be used in their
work
- decide on the best form of supervision for their role
- use supervision to get the best from their manager
- keep a reflective/ learning journal
- Develop a
portfolio to demonstrate the quality of their work using DANOS
units as a structure
Relevant DANOS units
AC1 Reflect on and develop your practice
AC2 Make use of supervision
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