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The reflective journal / by Barbara Bassot.

By: Bassot, BarbaraPublisher: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013Description: 180 p. ; 19 cm001: 25848ISBN: 9781137324719 (paperback) :Subject(s): Critical thinkingDDC classification: 370.152

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Are you being encouraged to reflect more deeply and critically on what you do?

If your answer is yes, this uniquely inspiring book is for you.

The Reflective Journal is a thoughtful and encouraging introduction to critically reflective practice.

With space to write your reflections, it will give you a place to capture your learning and a structure to record your development. As a powerful tool for processing your thoughts, feelings and actions, it will lead you to a deeper understanding of yourself and your work so that you can develop your practice and achieve your professional goals.

Written for students on a range of courses from education and social work to business, counselling and health, it will also be invaluable for those on placement or in professional practice.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction And How To Use This Journal
  • Part I Models And Tools For Reflection
  • Theme 1 Beginnings
  • 1.1 Starting Something New
  • 1.2 The Metaphorical Mirror
  • 1.3 'Begin With The End In Mind'
  • 1.4 Learning Styles
  • Activities And Quotes
  • Theme 2 Starting To Write Reflectively
  • 2.1 What Does It Mean To Write Reflectively?
  • 2.2 The Role Of Writing In Reflection
  • 2.3 Reflective Writing - How Do I Start?
  • 2.4 A Structure For Reflective Writing
  • Activities And Quotes
  • Theme 3 Learning From Experience
  • 3.1 Driscoll's 'What' Model
  • 3.2 Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle
  • 3.3 Do We Always Learn From Experience? Jarvis - Learning
  • 3.4 Problematic Experiences Or Positive Ones?
  • Activities And Quotes
  • Theme 4 The Practice Of Reflection
  • 4.1 What Does It Mean To Be A Professional?
  • 4.2 Reflection On Action And Reflection In Action
  • 4.3 Critical Incident Analysis
  • 4.4 Espoused Theories And Theories In Us
  • Activities And Quotes
  • Theme 5 Learning From Feedback
  • 5.1 What Makes Good Feedback?
  • 5.2 Critical Friendship
  • 5.3 The Johari Window
  • 5.4 The Settings Where Feedback Can Occur
  • Activities And Quotes
  • Theme 6 Feelings And Professional Practice
  • 6.1 The Almond Effect
  • 6.2 Transactional Analysis On Memories And Feelings
  • 6.3 Gibbs' Reflective Cycle
  • 6.4 Boud, Keogh And Walker On Attending To Feelings
  • Activities And Quotes
  • Theme 7 Assumptions
  • 7.1 Double Loop Learning
  • 7.2 Reflection, Reflectivity And Reflexivity
  • 7.3 Argyris' Ladder Of Inference
  • 7.4 Mezirow's 7 Levels Of Reflection
  • Activities And Quotes
  • Theme 8 Ethics And Values
  • 8.1 Ethics And Values - What's The Difference?
  • 8.2 Transactional Analysis Drivers
  • 8.3 The Impact Of Values On Professional Work
  • 8.4 Anti-Discriminatory Practice
  • Activities And Quotes
  • Theme 9 Reflecting With Others
  • 9.1 What Is Good Supervision?
  • 9.2 Models Of Supervision
  • 9.3 How To Engage Effectively With Supervision
  • 9.4 The Reflective Conversation
  • Activities And Quotes
  • Theme 10 Bringing It All Together And Moving Forward
  • 10.1 Bassot's Integrated Reflective Cycle
  • 10.2 Managing Change
  • 10.3 From 'Doing Reflection' To 'Reflection As A Way Of Being'
  • 10.4 Senge's Personal Mastery
  • Activities And Quotes
  • Part II More Space For Reflection
  • Part III Cv Building And Career Development
  • Further Reading

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