Doing it differently? A review of literature on teaching reflective practice across health and social care professions

Abstract

Reflective approaches have been increasingly adopted in health and social care education. However, how reflective practice is taught in and between professional courses differs extensively. This review of literature identified and categorised literature available on teaching reflective practice in health and social care and compared this with what was available interprofessionally and multiprofessionally. Limited examples comparing how reflective practice is taught in different professions were found. This lack of empirical data has implications for both the teaching and researching of professional practice.

Keywords:

• reflective practice
• teaching
• healthcare professions
• interprofessional
• multiprofessional

Acknowledgements

This study was funded by the South West London Academic Network (SWAN), Interprofessional Institute, a network from St George’s, University of London, Kingston, University of London and Royal Holloway, University of London.