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Reflective Practice for Professionals

 

Learn practical ways to make reflection part of your everyday professional practice.

Every professional encounters situations that invite reflection. What worked well? What could have been approached differently? What can we learn and apply next time?

Reflective practice provides a structured way to learn from experience, strengthen professional reasoning and support ongoing development.

This one-hour, on-demand course introduces practical reflective methods that you can incorporate into your daily work, without needing to set aside large amounts of time.

What is included:

  • Six short video lessons
  • A companion workbook with practical exercises
  • A final quiz and certificate of completion
  • CVRP approval for 1 CEU

$50 CAD

NSSOT members receive a 10% discount. Contact NSSOT for details.

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Why Reflective Practice Matters

Professional practice involves ongoing learning, decision-making and adapting to new situations. Many professional standards encourage practitioners to reflect on their experiences as part of continuing professional development.

Reflective practice helps us examine our decisions, consider different perspectives and identify opportunities for learning.

With a few practical techniques, reflection can become a regular part of everyday work, supporting thoughtful professional judgement and continuous improvement. 

About Your Instructor

Ruth Duggan is an occupational therapist with more than 35 years of professional experience. She completed her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy in 2002, using reflective practice as a foundation for professional development.

Since then, Ruth has incorporated reflective practice into her own work and shared these approaches through educational presentations for professional groups.

This course brings together that experience with practical exercises to help participants integrate reflection into their everyday activities.

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Course overview and learning outcomes

This is a one hour on-demand education program consisting of 6 short lessons.

  • Review the history and principles of reflective practice
  • Recognize the benefits of critical reflection on practice
  • Learn reflective exercises for personal and professional growth
  • Identify opportunities to integrate reflection into our day to day activities.

The companion workbook provides a number of easy exercises and methods to help you integrate reflection into your daily practice.

Participants are encouraged to take breaks between the lessons to complete some of the exercises to help you learn as you go!

There is a quiz at the end of the program and certificate that you may be able to submit for continuing education credit with your professional association.

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