Self Development Reflective Practice
For Groups and individuals
This series of CPD Study Sessions shines the spotlight on those ‘topics’ which arise most frequently in supervisory conversations. This is CPD for your Self Development/ Reflective Practice and some of the topics are run as scheduled events:
others are only available on request. However, if the date of the scheduled event is not convenient or you want a more bespoke session they can be tailored and presented to a whole group/team or for an individual one to one session.
For Groups:
The study sessions consist of presentation of theory, group discussions and reflective practical pauses:
They give opportunities for participants to discuss and reflect on background theory, plus networking and sharing insights in group discussion.
The sessions will be presented online and can be arranged at a date and time to suit your team/ group.
For Individuals:
The sessions can be tailored to be a 1:1 individual coaching session with presentation of the theory, dicussion around individual experience and reflective practical pauses.
Topics
Telling Reflective Stories – strengthening clinical practice development
This approach of telling reflective stories has been developed from Tripp’s Critical Incident Technique and an application of this in a supervision group by Griffiths in a clinical/educational setting.
The background of Critical Incident Technique – the original version will be covered. There are really only several typical types of clinical story which we can tell each other e.g something didn’t go as expected, feeling stuck about direction to take next, trying something new. We can listen and add a reflective lens and franework to a story.
Following this an adapted practical approach using a simple metaphor to structure reflection is introduced. The metaphor is shared during the session. Everyone has the opportunity to try out this framework and consider different stories from their own practice.
This approach is easy for those new to supervision and adds another tool to the toolbox of experienced supervisors. It can be used in peer supervision. It works really well for a group e.g. a peer supervision group.
Telling stories about our clinical practice takes us right to the toots of reflective practice and supervison. So often the terminology is complicated and this approach by passes that complexity and gives you a simple way of reflecting – by telling stories of everyday practice.
Life Laundry for AHP’s – Based on Framework of 7 Habits of Effective People
Most of us have a PDR which involves thinking about our development and identifying goals for the year ahead. This Workshop focuses instead on a holistic approach to development in all aspects of life.
In other words this is a Life Laundry. The approach of Covey is used as a basis for looking at the 7 Habits of Highly Successful SLTs. It will give you a guide to self development which you can re-cycle in years to come.
Roles and Goals
In our life we have a number of Roles and it can be useful to sit down and consider them. Usually when we do this we are surprised at the number of roles. So, when we are thinking in terms of personal development it is possible to consider and choose goals for each role. It makes it really practical and relevant. It is possible to do this just with work roles, but in Covey’s approach this extends to our roles at home too.
This Workshop gives a more in depth insight into the tools devised by Stephen Covey and how we can practically use to organise our working day and home life.
Mindful Leadership
Focusing on the emerging literature about Mindful Leadership. This is interesting as it is about how we monitor/adapt our approach when we interact with others. Helpful in tricky/stressful conversations/situations.
We draw on practical techniques from the field of mindfulness. It is about developing ourselves and others we support. Core strategies are taken from the literature and the spotlight is on how we use them when leading others.
Workshop Themes include:
• Listening Differently e.g. when giving support
• Identifying the components of Mindful Leadership
• Mindful Leadership Toolkit of Strategies
• Becoming a Mindful Leader
• Mindful Leadership in the Healthcare/Caring Professions
A Mindful Day at Work – Integrating Mindful Strategies into everyday life
A How-To Day: exploring mindfulness & positive psychology strategies for increased focus, energy and happiness at work.
• What makes a good day at work?
• Thinking about attention/focus and how to enhance it.
• Flourishing – What does the positive psychology research tell us ?
• Your Circle of Influence (acceptance & committment aka ACT)
• Being Present/Intentions
• Structuring the day (as much as you are able)
• Refreshing your thinking – Mindful Moments ‘on the go’ (aka the 1 minute escape)
• Emotional Agility – Diffusing Tense Moments/Stress innoculation
• Flourishing in a work context
• Emails /Work communication
• Mindful Thinking
• Mindful Meetings!
• Resilience & Setbacks
• Energy/Time management – avoiding Overload
• Body Scan/Candle Flame/Walking meditation/Journaling
Appreciative Leadership & Coaching – June/ July – otherwise September
Another approach where we abandon dwelling on problem infested practice and instead scrutinise what works …. So what can we do more of. This is applicable to project planning and clinical development. It is also very valuable in our own self development as practitioners.
• What is Appreciative Leadership – the basic background
• The Cycle for planning
• Appreciative Coaching – just a little bit different
• The Creative Café approach
Manage your energy not your time
This Seminar is based upon a way of viewing workload and time differently. I found this approach transformed my approach to my working day and especially times when I completed paperwork. The way I was working really wasn’t working and at one point I ended up with more To Do lists and checklists that anyone ever needs. This approach gives a different perspective to planning time for work and home life too.
Content Includes:
• Time Management & Traditional Approaches
• Focusing on working differently
• Energy patterns and Planning around this
• Managing Energy rather than time (Schwartz)
• The 90 minutes ‘cut off’ – it’s a rule!
• Breaking routines and habitual approaches to the working day
Time to Think Approach – Supporting Others /Coaching /Focused Listening
A focus on the Time to Think approach pioneered by Nancy Kline. This is a simple approach and perhaps its simplicity means it can be overlooked as a supportive strategy. A session has a simple, powerful structure and is useful for Early Career practitioners who are looking to develop skills as a supervisor/supportive colleague. For the experienced supervisor it gives a different tool for their Supervisory Toolkit.
You will learn about the importance of The Thinking Environment and how to create one.. There is time to think about how focused attention and listening is important when supporting colleagues.
“Attention, the act of listening with palatable respect and fascination, is the key to a Thinking Environment. Listening of this calibre is enzymatic. When you are listening to someone, much of the quality of what you are hearing is your effect on them.” Nancy Kline
The importance of incisive questions , including the ability of the ‘listener’ to “craft incisive questions to remove assumptions that limit ideas” which frees thinking space to break through “limiting assumptions” .
“The importance of focused listening . ‘How we give others our attention, listen, and say that ‘you matter’, directly correlates to the thinking quality of the person sitting in front of us.”
Encourage others to talk about their thoughts and feelings about their work by creating and giving the space of a thinking environment!
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