Becoming a Reflective Practitioner

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Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: What is reflective practice?; Describing reflection; Reflection on experience; Mindfulness; Prerequisites of reflection; Reflexivity; Practical wisdom and praxis; Contradiction; Empowerment; Development of voice; Silence; Received voice; The subjective voice; The procedural voice; The constructed voice; Whole brain stuff; Knowing reflection; Bimadisiwin; Critical reflection; Transgression; Being in place; The significance of reflective practices for professional practice; Expertise; The six dialogical movements

The hermeneutic circleDialogue; Evaluating reflection; Journal entry; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 2: Writing self: the first dialogical movement; Mimesis; Creative writing; Bringing the mind home; Dividing the page; Commentary; Writing rather than telling; Tapping the tacit; Opening the reflective space through the humanities; The therapeutic benefit of writing; Notes; Chapter 3: Engaging the reflective spiral: the second dialogical movement; Models of reflection; Guarding against a prescriptive legacy; The model for structured reflection (MSR); What issues are significant to pay attention to?

How were others feeling and what made them feel that way?How was I feeling and what made me feel that way?; What was I trying to achieve and did I respond effectively?; What are the broader consequences of my actions on the patient, others and myself?; What knowledge did or might have informed me?; To what extent did I act for the best and in tune with my values and beliefs?; How does this situation connect with previous experiences?; What assumptions govern my practice and what factors influence the way I feel, think and respond within the particular experience?; Warshield

Stress, anxiety, and coping with workFeeling fluffy-feeling drained scale; Water butt theory of stress; The risk of burnout; The looking forward cues; Janet writes; How might I respond more effectively given this situation again?; What would be the consequences of alternative actions for the patient, others and myself?; What factors might stop me from responding differently?; How do I NOW feel about this experience?; Am I now more able to support myself and others better as a consequence?; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 4: Framing insights; Single lines; Framing insights

Carper's fundamental ways of knowingThe framing perspectives; Developmental framing: the being available template; The being available template (BAT); Conclusion; Note; Chapter 5: The dance with Sophia: the third dialogical movement; The dance with Sophia; Dialogue as creative play; Mapping; Narratives of health illness; Michael's wife; Michael's wife; Passing people by; Waiting; Loneliness; Caring; Buddhist influence; Lifting; As if she might shatter; Sylvia; Sylvia; Lorna; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Guiding reflection: the fourth dialogical movement; Dialogue; Why reflection needs to be guided

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'Christopher Johns is an internationally recognised pioneer of reflective practice in nursing and health care' (Nursing Standard) Becoming a Reflective Practitioner provides a unique insight into reflective practice, exploring the value of using models of reflection, with particular reference to Christopher Johns' own model for structured reflection. Now in its fourth edition, this book has been completely revised and updated to include up-to-date literature and reflective extracts. Contemporary in approach, this definitive text contains a variety of rich and insightful reflective extracts that support the main issues being raised in each chapter, and challenges practitioners and students to question their own practice. Now with further scenarios and case studies included throughout, these extracts provide the reader with access to the experience of reflective representation helping to explicate the way in which reflective practice can inform the wider notion of professional practice. The fourth edition of Becoming a Reflective Practitioner should be essential reading to everybody using reflection in everyday clinical practice. Special Features New, fully updated edition of a seminal text in the fieldIncludes an additional chapter looking at existing studies on reflective practiceScenarios and case studies provided throughoutA practical guide to using reflection in everyday clinical practice