| Title of Article | Critical reflection: the struggle of a practice developer |
| Type of Article | Critical Reflection on Practice Development |
| Author/s | Rebekkah Middleton |
| Reference | Volume 7, Issue 1, Article 4 |
| Date of Publication | May 2017 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.19043/ipdj.71.004 |
| Keywords | critical companionship, critical creativity, engagement, practice development, reflection, reflective models |
Abstract
Context: Critical reflection is espoused as aligning with person-centred approaches and with being an effective person-centred facilitator. Knowing ‘self’ represents a key prerequisite of being an effective person-centred facilitator. This attribute is essential for personal growth and for helping create the conditions that enable others to grow.
Aims: This article seeks to explore why critical reflection is difficult for some, sharing personal stories of a practice developer’s experiences of wrestling with reflective models and learning to critically reflect in a meaningful way.
Questions for practice:
- How can practice developers earnestly engage in reflection?
- Is it necessary to be bound by historical models of reflection?
- How does critical companionship foster and encourage engagement in critical reflection?
This article by Rebekkah Middleton is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 3.0 License.