REFLECTION PAPER

Reflection Paper

Reflection Paper

Introduction

For the intention of this project, I will reflect on a direct examination in which I helped in planning, facilitating and undertaking an active part in the team work. I have performed my job with the aim of developing cognitive ability as well as exploiting he interpersonal skills that I possess. This section has given me the prospect to carry out a reflective assessment of the effectiveness of my contribution.

My contribution in this project has enabled me to evaluate the effectiveness and reflect on the development stages of our team work. I will also evaluate whether the results that were originally designed and carried out, were successful or not. As well as building on any positive aspects and strengths of the learning, with expanding knowledge and skills. Also, this project has enabled me in synthesizing different strategies and recognizing knowledge beyond the experience.

In addition to this, I have also analysed the way I have utilised my interpersonal skills and effective communication styles that were implemented and to establish a learning of the group practices, methods, dynamics, and skills.

Reflection is defined as, “the conscious evaluation of action during the course of action”. It can be very challenging if the client is in a team environment. In order to prevent these challenges in a team work, it is very crucial to gain knowledge of dynamics of the group and intrapersonal dynamics of an individual.

Moreover, it also helped me in considering personal emotions of other group members while working with different people and environment. Self-reflection is a critical aspect in which a person extends the ability to learn the emotional responses.

Discussion

Focused reflection is a key element of most action research models. One activity essential to reflection is referred to as meta-cognition, or thinking about thinking. Researchers ponder on the research process even as they are performing the very tasks that have generated the problem and, during their work, derive solutions from an examination of data. Another aspect of reflection is circumspection, or learning-in-practice. Action research practitioners typically proceed through various types of reflection, including those that focus on technical proficiencies, theoretical assumptions, or moral or ethical issues.

These stages are also described as learning for practice, learning in practice, and learning from practice. Learning for practice involves the inquiry-based activities of readiness, awareness, and training engaged in collaboratively by the researcher and participants. Learning in practice includes planning and implementing intervention strategies and gathering and making sense of relevant evidence. Learning from practice includes culminating activities and planning future research. Reflection is integral to the habits of thinking inherent in scientific explorations that trigger explicit action for change.

I began the process of planning for a direct observation for facilitating a part of group work in my position. I found this stage the most difficult, requiring me to identify a topic that would retain the client's attention, with delivering and adapting all relevant literature and materials to suit the diverse ...