Reflective practice : writing and professional development / Gillie Bolton.

Previous edition: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Reflective practice: an introduction:- Donald Schon\'s Swampy Lowlands--Seeking a route--Reflection In- and On-practice: Our map for the swampy lowlands--Refletion and reflexivity: Demystification--Reflective practice: A politial and social responsibility--Valuing diversity--Making sense of experience--Blocks and limitations to reflection--Understanding the name: Reflective practice--2. Values and Principles of Reflective Practice:- What are ethical values?--Value and principles of reflective practice certain uncertainty: serious playfulness: Unquestioning questioning--Ethical relationships--Ethics and students--Ethics and clients etc.--Challenging emotions--Reflective awareness: Responsibility, authority and boundaries--Mindfulness--Forgiveness--Risk and Safety--Safety, risk and boundaries on a master\'s course--Focus on reflection--3. Theories and contexts of reflective practice:- Theories, frameworks, models of reflection: Explanations--Altering critical perception--Single and double loops--Cycles and spirals--Structured questions--Hierarchial and transformative models--Theories, frameworks, and models of reflection: Application --Contexts of reflective practice--E-learning--Video--Action learning or research--Personal development plans and portfolios (PDP)--Methods from the arts and other media--Developmental processes involving reflective practice: Supervision--Mentoring--Co-peer mentoring--Paying attention--4. The power of Narrative:- Reflective Practice narratives--Narratives of practice-- Autobiographical reflective stories--Our storied nature--The relationship between life-as-lived and narrative--From uncritical storymaking to critical reflective narratives--5. Perspective:- Perspective and reflective practice--The narrator--Omnisicent, reliable, and unreliable narrators--Ghosts and shadows from the past--Perspective and truth; fact and fiction--Clients\' confidentiality and privacy--Using genre to develop perspective--Fantasy, folk tale, fable, myth--Writing for children--Parody, Poetry--6. The Power of Metaphor:-What is Metaphor?--Metaphor at work--Using metaphor to develop reflection and reflexivity--Image and reflection--7. Writing as Reflection:- Write to learn--The discipline of writing--Finding the writer\'s voice-- Writing about events, or abstract musing--Perception and questioning--Reading and sharing writing--Silence--Reflective writing and artistry--Writing: an ancient power--8. Reflective and Reflexive writing: How:- Introduction to writing first draft reflections--Trust the writing hand--Suspend your disbelief--How to start: The five stages:- Stage 1: The six-minute write--Stage 2: The incident, narrative, story--Stage 3: Read and respond--Stage 4: Sharing writing with a peer(s)--Stage 5: Developing writing--Developing the five stages--Lists--Unsent letters--Dialogue to develop aspects of ourselves--Internal mentor--Internal saboteur--Writer\'s block--9. Reflective Practice Journals:- Logs, diaries and journals--The reflective practice journal: An explanation--Reflective practice journals and ethical values--The thing--Types of writing--How to write: the four stages--When, where, for and with whom to write a journal--Journals as a course element--Modelling critical reflexivity--10. Assessment and evaluation:- Assessment of reflectivepractice journals--Assessment: Queries, problems and pitfalls--Issues with grading reflective reflective and reflexive writing--Assessment solutions--Evaluation--11. Reflective writing and team development:- The growth of a team--Some boundaries--More stories; Evaluation--More team-building stories--12. Reflection on Reflection.

Bolton's creative methods have been applied by students and professionals worldwide to achieve a deep, sensitive and critical examination of their practice, to change their feelings about past events, and to learn from each other.