Developing Professional Practice

Running Head : DEVELOPING PROFESIONAL PRACTICE

DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

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Introduction

In all areas of expertise , technical skills of the profession are important in order to be able to tackle any arising matters in your field . As a student in psychology there is need to learn how to acquire the skills which are crucial for your profession . During placement , a lot is expected of you as you act like any other professional in that field . It is therefore of prime importance to develop

the skills necessary for that professional practice . Reflection in practice is one of the skills necessary as a student of psychology . Reflective practice is a model applied in adult learning and educational teaching where there is application of various concepts of reflection to analyze real issues

According to Reid (1993 ,

.305 , reflection involves critical understanding any experience that a professional goes through with an intention of giving a vivid description , an in depth analysis and latter conduct an evaluation . This will provide an avenue to be able to gauge what the learner has acquired as a result of the practice . The aim of reflective practice is to create a problem out of a learning situation The act of solving the problem will provide the professionals with a good opportunity to research therefore acquire relevant knowledge and growth in their profession . Reflective practice imparts skills to learners not only to become a repetitive doer but also gain cognition of tackling different situations during...