Continuing Professional Development: A Reflective Journal Using Gibbs Model

Continuing
Professional
Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is basically an acronym for an individual
for continuous development in any specific field. In simple terms it may be defined as any type
of learning which is undertaken by an individual which not only help them in learning but also
help them in better understanding with their experience in an specific subject area or role(Allen
and et. al., 2021). CPD is basically the combination of different ideas, approaches and techniques
which help an individual in managing their learning and growth. The following essay is going to
cover a reflective journal in which the how the modules and class in the universities help in
achieving the employability and study skill. The whole essay is based on Gibbs model.
TASK
Gibbs Reflective cycle is being considered as one of the famous cyclical model of
reflection which help an individual to explore their experience. This model was proposed by
Graham Gibbs in 1988 which give structure to an individual learning throughout their life form
valuable experience (Anasi, 2018). With the help of this frame work an individual can examine
their experiences and along with this allow them to make plan and learn from their experiences.
The following framework comprises the six stages which help me to evaluate my experience in
the universities. The Gibbs Reflective cycle has been discussed below :-
Description is the first stage of model in which I have the chance to describe all the situations
which I have faced in the university. I would like to describe a very important situation which I
have face and along with this when these situation has been happen. In the university a group
project has been assigned to me and my group(Kitto, 2021). The task is being consisted of
different elements so I decided to bifurcate the given element between us so that we only have to
research only one element. We expect that we could completed the given task in the afternoon
but when we sat down we see that we are not writing in the same writing style. For effectively
complete the work we have to rewrite most of the element of the given assignment. So these
types of things has been done in my university time which help me to develop many skills like
research skills, team work skill and many more.
Feelings is the second stage of this model I am able to explore my feelings and thoughts during
the university experience and how these feelings impacted impacted on my experiences. In this
stage I would like to describe feeling before and after I have faced the situation. The group