The Reflective Journal

by Barbara Bassot

Overview

This is a must-have companion for those on placement or in professional practice – or indeed anyone who is being encouraged to reflect more deeply on what they do.

A powerful tool for processing your thoughts, feelings and actions, The Reflective Journal will lead you to a deeper understanding of your working practice, enabling you to achieve your professional goals.

With writing space for your own thoughts and an abundance of advice on personal development, this is an essential resource for reflection that you can make completely your own. Providing an introduction to all the key theories of critically reflective practice, structured activities, examples and helpful writing prompts, it is ideally suited for students and practitioners in:
- Nursing, midwifery and allied health professions
- Social work
- Counselling and psychotherapy
- Teaching and learning support
- Career guidance and advice work
- Youth and community work
- Business and management

This fourth edition includes fresh material on self-awareness, reflexivity, anti-oppressive practice and emotional intelligence, along with brand new journal extracts and new exercises to tackle 'blocks to reflection'.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350423008
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	08/08/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	16 MB
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About the Author

Barbara Bassot is an Associate of Canterbury Christ Church University, UK, where she worked as a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Career and Personal Development for a number of years. She has published a number of books on reflective practice, career development and research methods.
Barbara Bassot is an Associate of Canterbury Christ Church University, UK where she worked as a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Career and Personal Development for a number of years. She is the author of The Reflective Journal and has published a number of books on reflective practice, career development and research methods.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction

PART 1: MODELS AND TOOLS FOR REFLECTION
Theme 1. Beginnings
Theme 2. Starting to write reflectively
Theme 3. Becoming more self-aware
Theme 4. Learning from experience
Theme 5. Reflection in practice
Theme 6. Building resilience
Theme 7. Working with assumptions
Theme 8. Ethics and values
Theme 9. Using metaphors in critical reflection
Theme 10. Professional self-care

PART 2: MORE SPACE FOR REFLECTION

PART 3: CAREER DEVELOPMENT

References
Index

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

It adopts a holistic view of reflection and provides a good mix of practical and theoretical strategies to promote reflection and positive action, while the smaller defined sections help you dip in and out quickly. – Richelle Duffy, Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Northumbria University, UK

The Reflective Journal is a highly accessible and practical introductory text for any student who is new to experiential and reflective learning.– Pip Weston, Senior Lecturer in Business, University of Chester, UK

This is a very accessible publication because of the writing style but still with sufficient academic rigour. It has a good structure and it usefully leads the student through the major themes of reflective theory and thinking in a logical order. – Julian Campbell, University of East Anglia, UK

The Reflective Journal is useful as it takes the reader through stages of developing reflective skills. The headings as themes provide a gentle route for the student. It also highlights barriers and blocks to reflection but provides useful tips. It is a very accessible book and its shape and size supports its approach. – Sarah Wilkins, University of Brighton, UK

Editorial Reviews

A well written, accessible and useful book. There are so many choices of models to use for reflection in the book and it will make a real difference to academics and students alike.” —Dr Jane Neal-Smith, Associate Dean, University of York, UK

“Easy to follow, clear and very user friendly – an excellent resource for students who are new to reflection and for those further on in their studies thinking about their future careers.” —Jo Knox, Lecturer in Midwifery, University of East Anglia, UK

From the Publisher