Journaling And Reflective Practice

Journaling and Reflective Practice Sarah Stewart 2008 [email_address] Acknowledgment: Dr Deborah Davis Image: ' Pencils and Moleskines 04 ' www.flickr.com/photos/33586091@N00/82648702

Why reflect? Image: ' Tranquility ' www.flickr.com/photos/27238916@N04/2875665576 Question Get beyond the status quo Think Problem-solve Decision-making

Different ways to reflect Image: ' Scraparadise ' www.flickr.com/photos/84792997@N00/2455881183 Journaling Audio Video Poetry Singing Music Performance art Painting

Why keep a journal?
To remember & record your thoughts, feelings, actions and practices
A record for you to revisit and analyze
Helps you think things through
Allows you to see where you’re at, where you’ve been and where you’re going
Image: ' fountain pen ' www.flickr.com/photos/14318462@N00/48771723

What do you need?
Pen or pencil
Paper eg old exercise book
Computer or typewriter
Image: ' From where I sit ' www.flickr.com/photos/19487674@N00/286076777

Where?
Somewhere quiet, warm, safe and comfortable
where you can think without interruption

When?
Straight after an event before you forget
Or
A little while after the event so you have had time to think about what happened
At a time when you can quietly write with no interruptions
Journaling can be time-consuming so don’t pick a time when you are rushed
Image: ' Tiempo ' www.flickr.com/photos/28328732@N00/121373933

What to write?
No rules – this is YOUR journal
Start with every day ‘stuff’
Doesn’t have to be a drama
It could be an event of the day, how you are feeling, or what you are reading

Journaling…
will help you think about what you already know
give you time to think further and gain deeper understanding
can stimulate critical thinking

What is critical reflection? Looking at the big picture Image: ' TÃ©lÃ©scope ' www.flickr.com/photos/77319680@N00/2604912201

Influences on what goes on around us Image: ' ? ' www.flickr.com/photos/42788859@N00/318946369 Why did she do that? Why did that happen? Why did I do it that way? What was he thinking? What does the literature say? What is the evidence? What was said? Why was that said?

Influences of attitudes and beliefs Culture History Where do they come from? How have attitudes and beliefs changed? How do attitudes and beliefs affect what we say and do? Who is served by these attitudes and beliefs

Influences of politics Image: ' Oxfam Africa Health Stunt, G8, 6 June+2007 ‘ www.flickr.com/photos/60364452@N00/534774915 Power Control Funding Choice Agenda Status quo Model of care

Journaling as a tool for reflective practice
Enables us to become better writers, express our hopes and dreams
Watch our personal and professional growth and development.
Gives us opportunities for learning, and enables us to explore our inner selves and the outer context we live and practice in.
Supports our actions which are based on new insights and learning that result from critical reflection.

References
Brammer, E. (2008). Journaling: The basics . Retrieved October 10, 2008, from http://www.slideshare.net/ebrammer/journaling-545270
Taylor, B. (2000). Reflective practice: a guide for nurses and midwives. St Leonards, Allen and Unwin.
Thanks to Dr Deborah Davis, Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, whose previous work this slideshow is based on.

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