Reflective Practice in Profession - Importance and Benefits

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REFLECTIVE PRACTICE IN PROFESSION
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Reflective practice is critical for professional life
The reflective model helps in the understanding of the different factors that helps in
maintaining and bringing in the changes in the systems and the functioning as per the
requirements of the job role. The Work Based Learning (WBL) program helps the candidates
working in the profession to attain the higher knowledge in order to enhance the functioning in
the respective job roles (Matsuo, 2012). The major aspect of the change that is being undertaken
by the organization is based on the understanding of the needs of the employees. Therefore,
various Universities have taken steps in order to enhance the functioning of the students as they
are engaged in different professions.
The major aspects that are being highlighted in this discussion are based on the
understanding of the importance of the reflective practice that helps in maintaining the efficiency
of the professional life and career. The major aspects of the change that is being planned by the
individuals are based on the reflection as it helps in bringing in improvements in the systems and
the processes undertaken by the same.
The understanding of the Gibb’s reflection model helps in determining the needs of the
profession and thereby promotes the “working while learning” (Moon, 2013). The major
aspects of the change in the behaviors and the mentality of the people towards the proper
functioning of the job roles is based on the different aspects of the ideas for the transition. The
strict observance of the job role by the individual helps in determining the attributes that are
required to be altered based on the requirements of the same. The model helps in the evaluation
of the job role and thereby understands the necessary steps that would help in enhancing the
proper functions undertaken by the person while performing in the job role.

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Figure 1: Gibb’s reflection model
(Source: Hilden & Tikkamäki, 2013)
In order to maintain the equilibrium of the change in the professional life, the people are
required to take steps in order to understand the requirements of the job role and the manner in
which the requirements of the job role can be met through enhanced functioning of the
individual. The progress that are being made by the industries and the changes in the technology
and the culture of the organizations has affected the functioning of the employees based on the
enhancement of their job role. Thereby, the employees are required to undertake steps in order to
maintain the paradigm of the responsibilities and balance the same through the proper
understanding of the requirements of the job roles through the reflection process. The reflection
on the duties of the job role and thereby coming up with new ideas to facilitate the profession
helps in enhancing and enlarging the scopes of functioning of the job that the individual is into.