Reflective practice in care settings for managers and leaders

Course fee: HCPA Standard Member: Fully funded*
Associate/Network Member: £10+VAT | Non-member: £20+VAT 

1.5 hour course via Zoom

This course will focus on the Gibbs cycle of reflective practice, as its cyclical nature lends itself well for continual learning. The course will look in more detail at reflection on action and reflection in action, which will assist professionals to identify their strengths, weaknesses and gaps in their skills, training, and knowledge. 

The course will promote reflective practice and its benefits when adopted within organisations as a learning tool to facilitate continual improvements in practice standards. Furthermore, it will support providers to consider how they can use this tool in a way that makes sense to their organisation.

Entry Requirements: This course is suitable for all Mental Health services, with an emphasis on accommodation-based services. It is best suited to managers and seniors who are ablet to implement new practice.

Learning objectives:
• Understand what reflective practice is.
• Understand the benefits of reflective practice.
• Know there are two types of reflection, reflection on action and reflection in action. 
• Understand the Gibbs cycle of reflection and examples of questions practitioners can use to gain new learning.
• Learners will have an opportunity to use reflective practices in small groups within breakout rooms and feedback.
• Providers will have an opportunity to consider different types of reflective practice and how they might adopt it within their organisation.
• Providers will have an opportunity to discuss and identify together how their organisation can adopt reflective practice.