Gibbs Reflective Model Assignment Solved

REFLECTIVE WRITING

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
GIBBS REFLECTION CYCLE: ....................................................................................................1
Description...................................................................................................................................1
Feelings........................................................................................................................................2
Evaluation ...................................................................................................................................3
Analysis .......................................................................................................................................4
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................5
Action plan...................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Reflective writing can be defined as an analytical writing in which personal reflection on
a certain incident, thought, feeling etc. is described. These reflections can be written using
various models but in those models Gibbs model is most commonly used. Gibbs model is a
reflective cycle which encourages a person to think systematically, share their experience and
analyse it. It is useful as it helps a person to write their reflection in a systematic order in details
(Brown and et.al., 2016). This reflection will focus on reflective writing on the topic HIV stigma.
HIV stigma is the negative belief or attitude of people about and towards HIV positive people.
Such people are insulted, gossiped, rejected etc. from all the social activities by the society.
GIBBS REFLECTION CYCLE:
Description
There has been several experiences of observing instances related to HIV associated
stigma's in society. As a health professional, I come across such types of incidences regularly.
Most of the patients who visited me are very hesitate to discuss the topics such as HIV test. In
may opinion the key issue behind this perspective is that most of the people are very confident
that they cannot suffer from this disease and even if they then it is safe and better to hide this
claim from other people. During one of my clinical practices I observed a patient who required
blood.
However, when we performed several blood tests and he was diagnosed with HIV then
his first concern was that this should not be disclosed in society. As a part of the society I am
well aware with his concern and fear. In our society there are several misconceptions related to
HIV. People believe that HIV is contagious and even a normal handshake can make them
infected (Turan and et.al., 2017). The belief is not only followed by less educated communities
but is strongly followed among well educated groups as well. I tried to explain him that his
privacy will be respected and he should not worry regarding this. The disclosure of the patient
identity has been unethical and unacceptable clinical practice. The situation becomes more
critical when the case is of HIV patients.
HIV patients undergoes into lot of discrimination. They often face discriminatory
behaviour in their organisations, public places and even in families (Rueda and et.al., 2016). I
used to have interaction with many patients and their families who informed me that how their
lives changed how diagnosis of HIV. One of my patient informed me that his family members
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