What is reflection midwifery?

What is reflection midwifery?

Reflection is a process of learning through everyday experiences and forms an integral part of undergraduate and post-graduate higher education midwifery programmes. Students are encouraged to use a structured model of reflection to demonstrate their ability to reflect on their experiences during clinical practice.

Why should nurses reflect NMC?

Reflection allows you to make sense of a situation and understand how it has affected you. It allows you to identify areas for learning and development to include in your professional development objectives and supports sharing and learning from other professionals.

How is the Gibbs reflective model applied to learning?

Applying the Gibbs’Reflective Model ‘It is not sufficient simply to have an experience in order to learn. Without reflecting upon this experience it may quickly be forgotten, or its learning potential lost.

Why is the reflective cycle important for midwives?

Besides the reflective cycle being a clear and effective model, it also allows you to maximize the opportunity for learning and prepares you for a later role as a registered midwife.

How is the reflective model different from Kolb’s?

The model is unique because it includes knowledge, actions, emotions and suggests that experiences are repeated, which is different from Kolb’s reflective model (Kolb, 1984) and thus, the model is wider and a more flexible approach in examining a situation in a critical light to enable future changes (Zeichner and Liston, 1996).

Why do we need models for reflective learning?

Hence, why having some models to frame your reflection upon can help. One of the earliest theorists to consider reflective learning was Dewey. His thoughts were that reflection was potentially very useful when making sense of situations that we may have found difficult.