Reflective practice has huge benefits in increasing self-awareness, which is a key component of emotional intelligence, and in developing a better understanding of others. Reflective practice can also help you to develop creative thinking skills, and encourages active engagement in work processes.

What is the point of reflective practice?

The process of Reflective Practice seeks to enable insights and aid learning for new personal understanding, knowledge, and action, to enhance our self-development and our professional performance. Thinking about and interpreting life experiences, beliefs or knowledge.

How does reflection improve practice?

Reflection enhances personal development by leading to self-awareness. If the focus of reflection is improvement in patient care, it helps to expand and develop clinical knowledge and skills. The process slows down activity providing time to process material of learning and link to previous ideas.