Peer Supervision in Coaching and Mentoring

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Understanding reflective practice

Definition: For practitioners where reflective practice is part of accreditation or who are from a helping profession background such as counseling, the concept of reflective practice is familiar (and in some circles may draw a collective yawn). For those who are unfamiliar with the concept, the Oxford Dictionary describes reflective practice as “the process of retrospectively examining one’s own professional performance in order to clarify the reasons for one’s actions and decisions, and to learn from them.” We define reflective practice as “the ability to step away from your work and identify patterns, habits, strengths and limitations in your work and/or within the system you work in and is the foundation ...