Reflective Practice Workbook_section 1 & 2

Reflective practice helps practitioners identify their own motivations, thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. The processing that occurs by reflecting can enhance our personal insight and grow our professional practice.

What are the objectives of reflective practice in spiritual care?

The process of reflective practice would meet the following objectives for Spiritual Care Practitioners:

» to ensure that spiritual care is safe for all on the receiving end,

» to ensure that all encounters are person- rather than Spiritual Care Practitioner-centred,

» to make spiritual care more effective through widening the repertoire of pastoral responses Spiritual Care Practitioners employ,

» to enable the personal and professional growth of the Spiritual Care Practitioner by providing a regular space in which to reflect on the content and processes of their work,

» to support Spiritual Care Practitioners in carrying the projections and transferences of the role,

» to provide a space for Spiritual Care Practitioners to experience vocational regeneration and renewal, and

» to foster a resilient workforce and build stamina for the long haul.

Section 1 & 2 focus on participants of a Reflective Practice session, and includes a 1 page template that can be edited.