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Getting Started With Reflective Practice
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Getting Started With Reflective Practice

How to Use Reflective Practice to Improve Your Work Performance
Created byDr Neil Thompson
Last updated 3/2026
English
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What you'll learn

  • Learn how reflection improves your performance
  • Understand the risks of working without reflection
  • Master the art of keeping a reflective log
  • Clear up common misunderstandings about reflection

Course content

6 sections • 10 lectures • 1h 43m total length

  • Why Getting Started with Reflective Practice5:59

    In this course, you’ll move beyond diaries to learn reflective practice as thinking through issues, using knowledge, skills, and values to make intelligent, justifiable actions and learn from experience.

  • Introduction2:28

    Welcome to this course on getting started with reflective practice. The importance of reflective practice is something that has been emphasized for quite some time now, although the strength of this emphasis is not generally matched by the degree of clarity about what reflective practice is, why it is important or how to actually do it. This course has therefore been developed specifically for people who are new to reflective practice or are familiar with reflective practice but want a better understanding of what it is all about.

    The course contains a short video introduction, three video-based lessons and a video conclusion, accompanied by a workbook. The three lessons cover:

    • Myths about reflective practice Unfortunately, reflective practice is characterized by a number of myths and misunderstandings. In this lesson I clear up some of the obstacles to understanding.
    • What is reflective practice? Having clarified what reflective practice is not, this lesson provides a clear picture of what it is all about.
    • Making it happen In this third and final lesson we look at some strategies for actually doing reflective practice.

    The Module Companion is a workbook that you will need to print out before you start the course. It contains space for notes plus an exercise relating to each of the three lessons. This is an important resource for you, as it will help to extend and consolidate your understanding and provide you with a set of notes to act as a reference source for future development.

    Reflective practice, when done properly, can make a huge positive difference to the quality and quantity of your work, your job satisfaction and your continued learning and development.

  • Module Companion E-workbook

Requirements

  • This is an introductory course, so no previous knowledge is required

Description

This course serves as the ideal introduction to reflective practice. It offers a solid foundation of understanding of what reflective practice is all about and provides the guidance you need to make it a central, active part of your professional life. Whether you are entirely new to reflective practice or are feeling the need to refresh your understanding, this course is designed to meet your needs.

Reflective practice can be a real game changer, offering a sound, evidence-based process for building professional knowledge and competence over time. Unfortunately, reflective practice is too often relegated to a mere requirement that has to be fulfilled to meet the needs of a professional registration body. When it is viewed simply as a hurdle that must be jumped, its full benefits are never achieved. This course, presented by Dr. Neil Thompson, who has many years' experience teaching reflective practice to a wide range of professionals, shows you exactly how to bring reflective practice to life and transform it into an energizing and fundamental part of your continuous professional development. It is an ideal starting point for anyone who is committed to taking their professional practice to the next level of excellence. To assist your learning, the video-based course provides a Module Companion E-book to print out, which enables you to take notes and complete the integral learning activities.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants to use reflective practice to improve the quality of their work

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