Becoming a Reflective Practitioner

'Christopher Johns is an internationally recognised pioneer of reflective practice in nursing and health care.' - Nursing StandardBecoming a Reflective Practitioner provides a unique insight into reflective practice, exploring the value of using models of reflection, with particular reference to Christopher Johns' own model for structured reflection. Now in its fifth edition, this book has been completely revised and updated to include up-to-date literature and reflective extracts.Contemporary in approach, this definitive text contains a variety of rich and insightful reflective extracts that support the main issues being raised in each chapter, and challenges practitioners and students to question their own practice. Now with further scenarios and case studies included throughout, these extracts provide the reader with access to the experience of reflective representation helping to explicate the way in which reflective practice can inform the wider notion of professional practice.With an increase in professional registration requiring reflective evidence, this new edition of Becoming a Reflective Practitioner is an essential guide to all those using reflection in everyday clinical practice.

List of contents

Notes on Contributors xiiiPreface xviiAbout the Companion Website xxiii1 Imagining Reflective Practice 1Christopher JohnsReflective Practice 2Reflexivity 6A Brief View of Reflective Theories 8Prerequisites of Reflection 11The Significance of Reflective Practices for Professional Practice 12The six Dialogical Movements 162 Writing Self 21Christopher JohnsBringing the Mind Home 21Writing Self: The First Dialogical Movement 22Writing Rather than Telling 25Tapping the Tacit 29Opening the Reflective Space through the Humanities 30The Value and Therapeutic Benefit of Writing 303 Engaging the Reflective Spiral: The Second Dialogical Movement 35Christopher JohnsModels of Reflection 36The Model for Structured Reflection [MSR] 36Preparatory and Descriptive Phases 38Was I Effective in Terms of Consequences for Others and Myself? 40What Factors Influenced my Response? 40How Was I Feeling/poise 41How Were Others Feeling? 43Conforming to Normal Practice 43How Does this Situation Connect with Previous Experiences? 43Values and Attitude 44The Ethical Demand 44Deeper Psyche Factors 45Ethics - Doing What was Right 45The ethical Map Trail 46Stress and Anxiety 49The Need to be in Control 52Knowledge to Act in a Particular Way? 53Anticipatory Reflection 53What Would be the Consequences of Alternative Actions for the Patient,Others and Myself? 55What Factors Might Stop me from Responding Differently? 55'How Do I Now Feel About the Situation'? 564 Framing Insights 59Christopher JohnsSingle Lines 59Framing Insights 60Carper's Fundamental Ways of Knowing 61The Being Available Template 645 Deepening Insights (The Third And Fourth Dialogical Movements) 69Christopher JohnsThird Dialogical Movement 69Finding Voice 70Guiding Reflection: The Fourth Dialogical Movement 71Guidance 74Co-creation of Insights 74Dialogue 75The Reality Wall 77Power 78Finding Your Own Way 79The Guidance Process 79Inputting Theory 80Balance of Challenge and Support 80Six Category Intervention Analysis 81Energy Work 83Pulling Free 84Contracting 84The Learning Environment 85A Quiet Eddy 85vii6 Weaving and Performing Narrative: The Fifth and Sixth Dialogical Movements 95Christopher JohnsIntroduction 95Passing People By 95Methodology and Plot 101Narrative Form 102Creativity 103Empathic Poems 103Coherence 105The Sixth Dialogical Movement 107Performance Narrative 108Curriculum Potential 1107 Moving Towards a More Poetic Form of Expression 113Christopher JohnsIntroduction 113Veronica 113Linda 1158 Reflection Through Art and Storyboard 119Otter Rose-Johns and Christopher Johns'Tuning' Exercises 121Storyboard 1229 The Reflective Curriculum 127Christopher JohnsIntroduction 127Journal Entry 128Imagine 129One Month Later 137Art and Performance Workshops 137Journal Entry 2 138Journal Entry 3 138Journal Entry 4 139Journal Entry 5 140Journal Entry 6 140Journal Entry 7 141Contents10 A Teaching Dilemma Journal Entry 145Christopher JohnsThe Actual Session 147Three Months Later 14811 Life Begins at 40 151Christopher JohnsIntroduction 151Deepening Insight 159Grading 16012 Reflection on Touch and the Environment 163Christopher Johns and Jill JarvisIntroduction 163Touch 163Environment 166Commentary 16913 'Opening My Mind': The Ripples of Story 173Margaret GrahamIntroduction 173Illustration of Learning 173Sharing the Story 174Reflection 177Ripples Continue 179Rippling Outwards 18114 Guiding First-year Nursing Students in Guided Reflection 183Christopher JohnsIntroduction 183Michelle's Experience 183Lucy's Reflection 188ix15 Guiding Third-Year Nursing Students in Guided Reflection 193Christopher JohnsIntroduction 193Karen 193Next Session 196Practice Supervision 199Next Session 19916 A Tale of Two Teachers 205Christopher JohnsIntroduction 20517 Teaching Teachers about Teaching 213Adenike AkinbdeNarrative: PGCE Science at the Beginning of the Academic Year 1 213Teacher Education 216Narrative: Work with Student Teachers, Beginning of Autumn term 218Narrative: PGCE Science at the Beginning of the Academic Year 2 218Chaos Theory 219Narrative: PGCE Science at the Beginning of the Academic Year 3 22018 Reflective Teaching as Ethical Practice 223Adenike AkinbodeExcruciatingly Busy 224Reflection 226The Session on Water 227Reflection 228Managing Behaviour 230Reflection 231Summary 23119 A Reflective Framework for Clinical Practice 233Christopher JohnsThe Burford NDU Model: Caring in Practice 233Vision 234The Internal Environment of Practice 238A System to Ensure the Vision is Realised Within Each Clinical Moment 238Narrative Notes 245A Reflective System to Live Quality 248A System to Ensure Staff are Enabled to Realise the Vision as a Lived Reality 250Organisational Culture 25220 The Standards Group 259Christopher JohnsStandards of Care 259Standards Group 262Triggers for Standards 263Confidentiality 265The Value of Standards of Care 26721 Trudy 269Christopher JohnsSession 1 269Session 2 270Session 3 272Session 4 273Session 5 274Session 6 27522 Reflective Leadership 279Gerald RemyIn the Beginning 279Five Smooth Stones 283Four Years On: What is the Condition of My Harp? 285Distinguishing the Sheep from the Wolves 286The Future 28823 'People are not Numbers to Crunch' 291Christopher JohnsIntroduction 291The Story of Three Blind Mice and the Movie Star 29224 Smoking Kills 301Christopher Johns and Otter Rose-JohnsSome thoughts on narrative performance 301Smoking kills 301Context 302Part 1 303Part 2 303Part 3 304Part 4 307Part 5 308Part 6 308Part 7 Max's song 309Part 8 310Part 9 311Part 10 312Denouement 313Part 11 31425 Anthea: An Inquiry into Dignity 317Christopher Johns and Otter Rose-JohnsIntroduction 317Cast 318Part 1 318Appendices 333Index 343

About the author

CHRISTOPHER JOHNS is a visiting professor at Christ Church Canterbury and University of Bedfordshire. He is also convenor of the International Reflective Practice conferences and Reflective Gatherings.

Summary

'Christopher Johns is an internationally recognised pioneer of reflective practice in nursing and health care.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Johns
• Assisted by: Christophe Johns (Editor), Christopher Johns (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781119193920
• ISBN: 978-1-119-19392-0
• No. of pages: 370
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Nursing; Krankenpflege, Nursing, Ausbildung u. Perspektiven i. d. Krankenpflege, Nursing Education & Professional Development, Pflegespezialisten, Nurse Practitioners