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This blog has started in response for those of us who have just completed the Reflection on Practice paper with Otago Polytechnic. We have all enjoyed the course, learning about reflection for our professional portfolios and the new forms of communication that we have all been introduced to.



The course has enabled me as a practitioner, rather than emotionally reacting to situations reflectively but to think about my method of reflection and to look at how it fits in with the Midwifery Competencies and what sort of learning plan I can put in place. This enables me to react in a more logical way to the situations that may arise.





I was wondering if anyone else had thought of how this process could be transferred into the work place. I`m not keen on the audit process, I believe it makes professionals uncomfortable feeling like you are being judged by a pack mentality and the process can leave you feeling professionally `mauled`. I don`t believe anything worthwhile is learned from this environment and all it seems to to is promote the `blame and shame culture`.