Health Sciences 2250A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Reflective Practice, Health Promotion, Tacit Knowledge
14 Jul 2016
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Reflective practice is an important part of continuous professional learning to improve skills and understanding. Professionals are often faced with complex problems where they must reflect in action o. Process of being able to think about what you"re doing, while you"re doing it. Through reflective practice, health promoters can engage in a cyclical process of critical thinking and reflection to: o o. Contribute to theory development, self-development, decision-making ability: help prevent repetitive and routine thinking, boredom, and burnout (forcing yourself to stay agile and on your toes to prevent you from getting in a rut) Reflective practice: questioning and experimenting with strategies in an ongoing cyclical process to seek out potentially transformative developmental insights o. Being open in your thinking forces you to question your own actions. Why in this particular form rather than another o o o o. It is integral to professionalism and is part of an ethic of service.
