Reflective practice, analytical reflection and (particularly) reflexivity, are generally recognised as the core characteristics of research and teaching practice. Reflexivity is a strategy to question our own attitudes, thought processes, values, assumptions, prejudices, and habitual actions, to try to understand our complex roles in relation to others. Reflexivity involves thinking from within experiences ‘turned or reflected back upon the mind itself’. Reflective practice and reflexivity are therefore a valuable developmental process for any professional or researcher.

In this session, we will examine key features of reflection, introduce several models of reflective practice

(Such as the Gibbs model) and understand how reflective practice can help you learn and the tools you can use to support reflective learning.

Reflective Practice can enable practitioners to learn from the experience of themselves, their work, and how they relate to home and work, significant others and wider society and culture.