Learning Skills

Reflection

One of the main learning skills that I was able to develop was the ability to reflect. There were many assignments during our course that required us to reflect afterwards. The point of this skill is to help me learn from a practical experience and connect it with theory that I have learnt from university and thus allow myself to have a greater understanding of the things I have learnt.

An example of an assignment where we were required to reflect was for my Clinical Studies 2 subject which required us to select a patient case from our time at clinical placement. This patient that we chose had to be from a different cultural background from our own. In this assignment, we were required to keep patient confidentiality. I chose a young woman of a Muslim background and discussed potential issues, the main being cultural sensitivity. At the end of the assignment, we had to write a reflection on what we have learnt from the case and discuss any strategies that we would implement if we were faced with a similar case in the future. From writing this reflection, it has definitely allowed me to understand that these issues are common and that I have to be aware and respectful of a patient’s culture. It has also allowed me to be prepared for these situations by discussing potential strategies to be used in the future.

This is a link to an image for my marks for the reflection part of my assignment from the USYD Canvas website.