This is the ‘Developing a reflection tool’ manual. The manual provides points of reference for the development of a reflection tool for interventions and more general approaches in children’s services. A team can use the fmanual to get to work itself on creating a tool to give each other feedback on the quality of the implementation of the intervention or approach. This is important, as we know that the quality of the care provided is directly related to the outcomes for clients and that learning from one another contributes to that quality.
Bewust handelen door bewust denken, Reflectietools in het leerproces. We moeten reflecteren op ons handelen om er van te kunnen leren. We moeten weten waarom we handelen, ons bewust worden van onze vooronderstellingen, van de gebruikte methode en van de gevolgen van ons handelen. Zonder reflectie is er geen bewust handelen, geen leermoment en geen innovatie mogelijk. Reflectie is een vorm van denken: reflectie is denken over denken, het is na-denken, het is bewust denken. Reflectie is het herinterpreteren van onze ervaring en kennis. We gebruiken reflectie in vormen van ervaringsleren waar ervaringen in de praktijk gekoppeld worden aan de theorie, zoals projectwerk en stages. Het reflectieproces heeft de vorm van een cirkel: we beschrijven ons handelen, evalueren dit, bedenken alternatieven en brengen deze weer in de praktijk. In dit reflectieproces nemen we afstand van ons handelen in tijd en ruimte: we bekijken ons eigen handelen alsof het door iemand anders gedaan wordt. Zo kunnen wij objectief naar ons eigen handelen kijken. Om echte alternatieven voor ons handelen te bedenken en niet terug te vallen in wat we gewend zijn te doen, moeten we onze creativiteit de ruimte geven. Paradoxaal genoeg kan dit het beste door ons denkproces te sturen door middel van reflectieoefeningen. Puntreflectie, reflectie via brainstorm, reflectie met metaforen, lijnreflectie en niveaureflectie zijn vormen van reflectie die door de kenniskring gebruikt worden als reflectietool. De scenariomethode is ook een oefening die ons denken over de toekomst openbreekt, juist door het proces strak te sturen. In een Socratisch gesprek onderzoeken we gezamenlijk onze vooronderstellingen. We kunnen ook reflecteren tijdens ons handelen, door ons tegelijkertijd bewust te zijn van ons handelen en hierover na te denken: dit vergt wel een behoorlijke concentratie. Ook willen we graag dat onze reflectie doorlopend is, zodat de reflectiecirkel in een reflectiespiraal veranderd. Reflecteren is niet alleen een mentale bezigheid, maar is tevens een resonantie tussen het denken, de emotie en de wilskracht, tussen hoofd, hart en buik. We gebruiken reflectietools in het onderwijs om de student te leren reflecteren over zijn leerproces, de gebruikte methode en de maatschappelijke consequenties van zijn handelen. We willen het reflectieproces bij onze studenten provoceren en aanmoedigen: dit doen we door gestuurde reflectie op vragen die uit de praktijk voortvloeien. Door bewuster na te denken, leren de studenten bewuster te handelen. Onze taak is professionals op te leiden die door reflectie bewust bekwaam zijn in hun handelen.
INTRODUCTION: Reflection is an essential tool for the development of professional behaviour. Central to all reflection methods is language, either written or spoken. As the use of language is not easy for all students, especially those learning in a language other than their native tongue, it is essential that teachers use alternative methods to stimulate reflection.AIM: To identify the benefits that speech and language therapy students perceive in an educational approach that combines pictures and drawings as a stimulus for reflecting on professional experiences.METHOD: During an international course twenty-two students of various nationalities participated in a two-hour session and reflected on professional experiences. To stimulate reflection, drawings and pictures were used. All the students were asked to evaluate this educational approach by responding to five open-ended questions. Their responses were coded and analyzed.RESULTS: Students' comments fell into three categories of perceived benefits: (1) educational approach benefits; (2) personal benefits; and (3) professional benefits. Almost all the students reported that the nature of the reflection exercises helped them verbalize their experiences after the profession-related exercises.CONCLUSION: This study provides evidence that visualizing as a first step towards verbalizing experiences can foster learning through reflection. It provides students with greater opportunities to verbalize awareness, especially within a group of students who may have difficulty expressing themselves in a non-native language.
The project aims to improve palliative care in China through the competence development of Chinese teachers, professionals, and students focusing on the horizontal priority of digital transformation.Palliative care (PC) has been recognised as a public health priority, and during recent years, has seen advances in several aspects. However, severe inequities in the access and availability of PC worldwide remain. Annually, approximately 56.8 million people need palliative care, where 25.7% of the care focuses on the last year of person’s life (Connor, 2020).China has set aims for reaching the health care standards of the developed countries by 2030 through the Healthy China Strategy 2030, where one of the improvement areas in health care includes palliative care, thus continuing the previous efforts.The project provides a constructive, holistic, and innovative set of actions aimed at resulting in lasting outcomes and continued development of palliative care education and services. Raising the awareness of all stakeholders on palliative care, including the public, is highly relevant and needed. Evidence based practice guidelines and education are urgently required for both general and specialised palliative care levels, to increase the competencies for health educators, professionals, and students. This is to improve the availability and quality of person-centered palliative care in China. Considering the aging population, increase in various chronic illnesses, the challenging care environment, and the moderate health care resources, competence development and the utilisation of digitalisation in palliative care are paramount in supporting the transition of experts into the palliative care practice environment.General objective of the project is to enhance the competences in palliative care in China through education and training to improve the quality of life for citizens. Project develops the competences of current and future health care professionals in China to transform the palliative care theory and practice to impact the target groups and the society in the long-term. As recognised by the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), palliative care competences need to be developed in collaboration. This includes shared willingness to learn from each other to improve the sought outcomes in palliative care (EAPC 2019). Since all individuals have a right to health care, project develops person-centered and culturally sensitive practices taking into consideration ethics and social norms. As concepts around palliative care can focus on physical, psychological, social, or spiritual related illnesses (WHO 2020), project develops innovative pedagogy focusing on evidence-based practice, communication, and competence development utilising digital methods and tools. Concepts of reflection, values and views are in the forefront to improve palliative care for the future. Important aspects in project development include health promotion, digital competences and digital health literacy skills of professionals, patients, and their caregivers. Project objective is tied to the principles of the European Commission’s (EU) Digital Decade that stresses the importance of placing people and their rights in the forefront of the digital transformation, while enhancing solidarity, inclusion, freedom of choice and participation. In addition, concepts of safety, security, empowerment, and the promotion of sustainable actions are valued. (European Commission: Digital targets for 2030).Through the existing collaboration, strategic focus areas of the partners, and the principles of the call, the PalcNet project consortium was formed by the following partners: JAMK University of Applied Sciences (JAMK ), Ramon Llull University (URL), Hanze University of Applied Sciences (HUAS), Beijing Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), Guangzhou Health Science College (GHSC), Beihua University (BHU), and Harbin Medical University (HMU). As project develops new knowledge, innovations and practice through capacity building, finalisation of the consortium considered partners development strategy regarding health care, (especially palliative care), ability to create long-term impact, including the focus on enhancing higher education according to the horizontal priority. In addition, partners’ expertise and geographical location was also considered important to facilitate long-term impact of the results.Primary target groups of the project include partner country’s (China) staff members, teachers, researchers, health care professionals and bachelor level students engaging in project implementation. Secondary target groups include those groups who will use the outputs and results and continue in further development in palliative care upon the lifetime of the project.
The consortium would like to contribute to structural reduction of post-harvest and food losses and food quality improvement in Kenyan avocado and dairy value chains via the application of technical solutions and tools as well as improved chain governance competences in those food chains. The consortium has four types of partners: 1. Universities (2 Kenyan, 4 Dutch), 2. Private sector actors in those chains, 3. Organisations supporting those chains, and 4. Associate partners which support category 1 to 3 partners through co-financing, advice and reflection. The FORQLAB project targets two areas in Kenya for both commodities, a relatively well-developed chain in the central highlands and a less-develop chain in Western-Kenya. The approach is business to business and the selected regions have great potential for uptake of successful chain innovations as outcome of research results. The results are scalable for other fresh and processed product chains via a living lab network approach. The project consists of 5 work packages (WPs): 1. Inventory , status quo and inception, 2. Applied research, 3. Dissemination of research outputs through living lab networks, 4. Translation of project output in curricula and trainings, and 5. Communication among partners and WPs. The applied research will be implemented in cooperation with all partners, whereby students of the consortium universities will conduct most of the field studies and all other partners support and interact depending on the WPs. The expected outcomes are: two knowledge exchange platforms (Living Labs) supported with hands on sustainable food waste reduction implementation plans (agenda strategy); overview and proposals for ready ICT and other tech solutions; communication and teaching materials for universities and TVETs; action perspectives; and knowledge transfer and uptake.
Tango is among the most widespread world music genres nowadays. However, only partial information about the elements and techniques of composing, arranging and performing tango has been documented and made available so far. This research project aims at investigating tango’s main aspects in the oeuvre of relevant tango musicians, promoting its creative practice and expanding its artistic community. By making the implicit knowledge in scores and recordings explicit and ready for creative use by the greater artistic community, tango can be preserved, on one side; and musicians can experiment and reach new artistic horizons, securing its continuation and development as vivid, contemporary music, on the other. The project has two research questions: 1. What are the main features and techniques of tango music composition, arrangement and performance? 2. How can musicians nowadays integrate these features and techniques into their practice to deepen their understanding and enhance their artistic creations and performances? This research uses a mixed method design, including the analysis of scores and recordings, literature review, interviews, observational studies and experimentation. It expands the artistic community on the topic and bridges two top-notch institutions devoted to tango learning: Codarts and UNSAM (Argentina). The research also endeavours improvements in the Codarts curriculum as it complements and expands its educational programme by providing students with research tools to enhance their creative practice. Theoretical and artistic outcomes will be documented and disseminated in concerts, concert-lectures, papers, articles and a tailor-made website containing compositions, arrangements, videos, text, musical examples and annotated scores, so as to record: a) the musical materials and techniques found in the analysed scores and recordings, together with their applications in practice and performance; b) the artistic processes, reflections and production of the participants; c) information on how to create, arrange and perform tangos.
