How are you guys structuring your reflective statements?

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Josie
StudentMidwife.NET Co-founder & Director

I always used Gibbs - I know it's simplistic but it fits every situation, and can be either shortened if wordcount is an issue, or lengthened (if wordcount is an issue!!)

I did use one by Boud (I think) for a reflective presentation where we were advised to show that a reflective cycle had been used. The basic framework is

What?
So What?
Now What?

Which is kinda to the point I think.

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what
so what
now what

is Borton's (1970) model of reflection
it's late I'm writing an essay and feeling academic!!

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We use Gibbs, we have no choice, does everyone have to do 3 pieces of reflection every year like we do? Ours have to go in our portfolio as evidence.

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I use Gibbs too, its easy for my little brain to make sense of. We have to submit 4 reflections, one from each placement usually......

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Josie
StudentMidwife.NET Co-founder & Director

We were only allowed to use Gibbs for the first year - apparently it is 'not academic enough' for level 2 and 3!

Load of old tosh really - reflection is about;
What happened?
What did I do?
What should I have done?
What will I do next time?
Talk it over with someone at Uni or in placement and Bobs your uncle!

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Kentish Spitfire
Moderator, Student Services
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used bortons and Gibb's and thyink I prefer Gibb's!

Can't think of anyone else at the mo, would like something different really

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I used Johns.. And Rolfe et al.. And Gibbs.. Depending on the situation..
We have to do one per placement so 5 per year..

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Duel X

2nd year student midwife

We've been told that Gibbs isn't really enough for our third year and to use something like Benner's Stages of Clinical Excellence - Novice to Expert....
We have seven reflective pieces to do - one for each of the sections in our practice document - 2 A/N, 2 P/N, 2 labour and 1 - our choice!!

Anyone writing any interesting ones atm that they want to share a synopsis of?

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StudentMidwife.NET Co-founder & Director