2. What I discovered about myself is that I still have a lot to learn especially when I get to practice in the future. Memorizing theories alone would not make me fully grasp the things that I’ve learned from books because it would require experience or exposure to different people for me to be able to understand the skills taught in class. 

3. I will use my learnings in both my professional and personal life. Professionally, by being open minded to work hand in hand with other people to be able to manage my future patients well. And personally, by improving my skills in communication, having empathy and respect to others.

Collaborative learning and practice are not just superficial methods we utilize in our respective professions. It is an effort for the members of the team to acknowledge each other’s strengths and weaknesses. As professionals striving for a common goal, we learn to promote harmonious relationships through communication and sharing our skills, perspectives, and knowledge within our fields. Consequently, client-centered care will be attainable since we allow ourselves to be open with the opinions of other professionals that are more proficient to the problems of the clients to ensure their optimal recovery and well-being. 

2. What did I discover about myself? 

As a student, I still lack the knowledge, skills, and experiences to handle clients on my own. I learned that my efforts to reach out and communicate to other students across the college are not enough to gather insights that can help me in the future. I should be more persistent in honing my collaborative skills to prepare myself as I venture into the field of rehabilitation. 

3. In which areas, personal or professionally, will I use what I learned?

I believe that what we practice personally will also reflect in our professional pursuits. Thus, using what I learned in both areas will be wise to obtain a wider perspective in which I can incorporate to be more consistent. As social beings, we must maximize our opportunities to collaborate and learn from others, even in our personal lives wherein we can influence our professional and work ethics that are client-centered. 

2. Personally, I've experienced this kind of relationship when I was in therapy for my ACL tear on left knee. In order for me to recover from my injury, a collaborative work between my PT, Ortho doctor, S&C coach, and Psychiatrist is needed for my successful therapy. As they were able to work harmoniously, I recovered well and I was very thankful for them since they made me feel safe and they encourage me throughout the whole process.

3. The things that I learned in IPE and IPC are beneficial and can be applied both personally and professionally. Personally, I can apply it when I am meeting new people and to improve my values, such as respect, connection, relationship, patience, and more. In applying it professionally, it will help me build relationship, trust, and teamwork with other health care professionals for the benefit of our patient/client.

2.      I discovered that I still lack knowledge and experience in IPE/IPC, however I also realized that some concepts here were already taught to us back in our freshmen years. I should just appreciate it more so that I could apply these to my future career.

3.      All of the learnings I gained could be of use to me both personally and professionally. Personally, these could help me grow as a person, as this molds me into a better person than what I am now. On the professional aspect, these learnings can help me grow as a physical therapist, and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.

As a future physical therapist, the professional roles and responsibilities of physical therapists is primarily centered around the holistic intervention and care for the patient. With that said, physical therapists are more focused on the general body structures and mechanics of the human body in that our main goal is for the client to be able to reach their most optimal functioning self, not necessarily the self they had before their diseases or accident, but for them to reach, hopefully, optimal independence and satisfaction. 

This means that interventions and modalities that will be provided by the physical therapists are based after the activities done by the patient daily. In most cases, this means that physical therapists are there to ensure their patient may be able to take care of themselves after the sessions with minimal or even no effort at all. 

This also includes patient education wherein the physical therapists educates the patient to either gain back the abilities they once had, to compensate by using other, stronger strategies, or to adapt by adopting a new lifestyle as to buffer or not repeat the conditions  that they experienced.

2. What is the value of role clarity among members of the team?

The value of role clarity among members of the team is the efficiency of the workload and the trust of group members with one another.

Role clarity among the members of the team will guide the members in immediately doing their duties without hesitation. Since there will be no confusion on what each member of the group has to do and should do, they may be able to know immediately and take responsibility in order to ensure that the group’s operations is running smoothly and that they may be able to ensure that the group’s common goal is reached. This can lead to the group members fully trusting each other’s capabilities and potentials, that they may be able to support one another and ensure that each of them does a good job.

As Physical Therapists, it is our duty to provide a well-planned interventions for our patients to be able to maximize their abilities and achieve their highest functional level. Each patient would have different presentations/ conditions so we need our critical thinking skills to direct our treatment according to their lifestyle and/or role as an individual. Additionally, we should ensure that the patients would comply to home exercise program in order to prevent the worsening of conditions. Some patients would also show lack of motivation, so it is our duty to motivate and make them realize that there is still hope in improving their conditions.

Having clarity of roles in the team or workplace is essential as this would help the members of the team to know what their duties are, as well as their limitations in providing patient care. Conflicts and misunderstandings would also be prevented since everyone would comply with their responsibilities leading to a smooth and efficient teamwork. 

Occupational Therapists offer client-centered services that cater to clients’ specific and unique needs. OT services are accessible by clients across clients of all ages. Occupational Therapy evaluation, intervention, and outcomes are centered in these following domains: Activities of daily living (ADLs), Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), health management, rest and sleep, education, work, play, leisure, and social participation. OTs have flexible roles in achieving the clients’ optimal and independent participation in meaningful activities. The non-professional duties of an OT are to be an active listener as well as a collaborative and open-minded member of the team. An OT should be versatile in situations that calls for abrupt modifications and changes that occurs in the rehabilitative process of a client. 

 

2. What is the value of role clarity among members of the team?

 

A good team should always keep their role clarity in check to avoid misunderstanding and conflicts among the members. Consistency in establishing and communicating their respective roles and misunderstanding can significantly benefit the team’s efficiency in service delivery. Furthermore, the value of role clarity is evident when there is active collaboration in the team that prevents one from imposing his/her roles to others. 

 

As Speech-Language Pathologists, we play an important role in our clients’ needs, especially in communication. We assess, evaluate, and treat clients who have communication problems. The assessment and evaluation results will help us determine the appropriate intervention that is suitable for the client. We provide therapy techniques that will help our clients be functional for communication. 

As for the non-professional duties of Speech-Language Pathologists, we should respect, listen to, and support other professionals or members of the team. In this way, it can help the team have open communication, thus we can provide the best care and support that the client needs. 

2. What is the value of role clarity among members of the team?

In every team, the different members have their own roles and responsibilities. Thus role clarity is important. Members of the team should have role clarity, wherein they should be able to understand and portray their roles appropriately and responsibly. In this way, each member can perform what is expected from them, thus it will lead to a successful team collaboration which will then provide the best care and support for the client. 

As Physical Therapists, our professional role is to provide service and care for patients to regain or develop their movement and improve their quality of life while maximizing their highest functional level. Not only that but also in educating patients about staying healthy and preventing them from future injuries. Physical therapists uses a variety of techniques including strengthening, stretching, hands-on therapy, modalities, massages and many more. Physical therapists are more focused on the overall condition of each patient therefore assessment is important to determine what plan of care will we execute on the patient. 

For the non-professional role, physical therapists shall respect the inherent integrity of all individuals. Being open to new ideas/concepts and working well with others is also a must because we need to interact and work with one another for a better treatment for our patients. 

2. What is the value of role clarity among members of the team?

Each field has specialize skills or knowledge that can fill each others’ gaps. It is important to know each of the team members’ role to assign each task efficiently for the goal to be smoothly accomplished. Misunderstandings may arise therefore working hand-in-hand with others and communicating well will prevent conflicts from happening. Having a role clarity will help determine what duties and responsibilities will each of the team member will do. 

 

a.       What was your role?

b.       What actions did you make? 

c.       Is there any specific sub-competency applicable to the situation?

d.       What was the outcome

We should reflect on practice because it is a way to learn and improve for the better. In life, learning does not stop it is continuous and by reflecting on practice, we acknowledge this thought. The skills needed in reflecting on practice are self-awareness, acceptance, and critical thinking.

2. What’s your favorite model of reflective practice? How can you apply this model in your future practice?

My favorite model of reflective practice is Gibb’s reflective cycle. Because it clearly demonstrates how one can reflect, learn and improve based on the situation that happened. This can be applied to my future practice as a Speech-Language Pathologist because there will be events or situations, might it be unexpected or not that will happen. This model will help me synthesize and reflect on the situation by following the steps. First, by describing what happened. Second, by describing my feelings and emotions that possibly led to the situation, Third, by evaluating what happened and describing the good and bad experiences. Fourth, by analyzing what learnings can I learn from the situation. Fifth, by drawing a conclusion by thinking about what could I have done to make the situation better which relates to the last step, which is the action plan. The last one is the most important. If this kind of situation happens again in the future, I will now know how to act because I already have an action plan. 

Our group was assigned the task to produce a video highlighting the importance of communication in regards to administrators. I had the role of designing the theme of the video alongside one other person. In order to do that, I also listed to the scriptwriters and planners of the video discuss for around 2-3 hours in a zoom meeting. I then consulted with my partner designer and the scriptwriters to get more clarification regarding my task. Then, my partner designer and I went off to work. Then, after the designed were finished, we then informed the video’s cast and video editors that we were done so that they may able to proceed with their roles.

So What?

This highlights the amount of trust my group mates have in one another and how much respect they have for each other’s roles. All of us ensured that the rest of the group won’t be having a hard time in their roles, starting from the very tedious work done by the script writers down to the final output of our video by the video editor. We trust that each and everyone of us will be able deliver well. This also means that we open communication with one other and that we are eager to work with each other.

Now What?

I think that since we work so well as a group, we should continue doing what we have done (e.g. be efficient in communication, be responsible, and trust each other) in order to produce that same quality outputs as we have done previously. I think one area we may need to improvement on though is probably that we may also alert each other about the progress of our tasks so that we may have an idea and set realistic expectations.

How did the team communicate? 

Overall, it can be seen that the team communicates efficiently. Most notably through zoom and in messenger, we are not necessarily afraid of voicing our opinions, and we trust that what we say is valid and may be helpful for the the group. Most of the time, we actually arrange meetings and try to answer the tasks given to us and that proven to be effective and efficient, but even in messenger, dissemination and relaying of information is clean and fast. Overall, we were open, honest and efficient when we communicate towards one another, actively listening.

The specific sub-competency applicable to this situation would be “Embracing the cultural diversity and individual differences that characterize patients, populations and health care team.” In this situation, the differences in opinion have led to frustration and mistrust. However, that should not be the case, as we should be more thoughtful and sensitive to the differences in opinion, because even if we have different tasks, we have one main goal which was to ensure a great CRS week. Here, it takes empathy, active listening, and the appreciation of the opportunity to learn about one another. In this situation, I am glad that both got over their differences, and learned a lot about each other, wherein during CRS week, they were able to fully support each other. Because of this, CRS was a success.

Reflective practice is important for us since aid us in understanding ourselves and our professions well. It provides us a space for deep thinking, evaluating and developing our practice by taking time to analyze situations, preventing or minimizing the occurrence of mistakes in the future. Through this, it will aid us in preventing stagnation, decreasing complacency and instead, motivate us to strive for excellence which is essential for healthcare workers by making our practice creative through the new ideas generated. 

Through this, we are able to be self-aware, having a clear understanding of the attitudes and values we bring to our practice which aids us be slow or even stop from making assumptions, questioning them, by providing an aid for supervision and providing the means for constructing professional knowledge (knowing in action).

Here, it can be seen that the skills that are needed to reflect on practice is self-awareness, being open mindedness, critical thinking, perseverance and sensitivity. 

2. What’s your favorite model of reflective practice? How can you apply this model in your future practice?

My favorite model of reflective practice is Gibbs’s Reflective Cycle as it showcases reflection, learning, and application of the lesson learned showing improvement. This can be applied to future practice as a future Physical Therapist as there may be times wherein circumstances may not be according to expectations or be unforeseen and unfavorable. First, I describe the unexpected event then identify and acknowledge my current feelings and emotions regarding the situation. Instead of being pessimistic, I look for what’s good and bad about the event I am experiencing. Then, I analyze what is really going on and what’s going on in the situation, learning from it by applying some critical thinking and looking at different viewpoints. Here, we make conclusions on what could be improved or updated in order to ensure that a similar situation may be avoided or at least minimized.

My favorite and the one that I relate to the most is Gibb’s Reflective Cycle, especially now exam week is coming. I have been doing this unknowingly for the past year especially during practical exams where stress levels are through the roof! It helps me digest what I’ve been through and use my experience for the better even if I did or did not do very well. I usually write down what happened during the pracs and pour all of my thoughts and feelings into paper. Then at the end, I rationalize what happened thinking that my experience and their feedback would help me do better the next time around. I find this useful, not only for alleviating my anxiousness, but also help me reflect on what I can do better next time. By doing this and being aware, I would be a better physical therapist since I try to learn from my experience and apply criticisms, may it be bad or good, in order to provide the best level of care for my patients. 

Our team was able to work well with each other. I was an editor for our team and I realized that our members have unique and different ideas just by listening to their thoughts. There is trust between our members because we know that each and everyone of us will be able to do our roles well in the team. The script was made well, the actors were amazing in portraying their roles and the video was made creatively well by the editors.

As a result, the output of our video was amazingly done because each and everyone of team was part in the process of making that video. We should just continue to work well and I think the only thing that needs improvement is updating what task was accomplished so that everyone is well aware of what is happening in the process of making our video.

The sub competency that I think would be applicable is “Interprofessional collaboration must be based on mutual respect and trust to be effective”. At first, all of us have different perspectives and ideas but in the end, we all had one common goal. We respected one another and with that, working became much easier. Everyone’s opinions were heard and we came with an agreement on how we should work together to be more efficient.

My favorite model was the Gibbs’ reflective cycle, when there is a scenario wherein a problem has arise from my future practice, I could first describe what actually happened during the appointments with the patient. Then I would identify each thoughts and feelings about the experience. Next, I would evaluate each experience, what worked and what went wrong during the appointments. Focus more on the positive and negative aspects of the situation. After this, I will analyze and extract meaning and sense from what happened. Then the I could make conclusions about what happened. I would summarize learnings and highlight what changes could improve the outcome in the future. Lastly, there is a need for an action plan. I should plan ahead what would I do differently or similarly to a related situation in the future. It could also help me on how to act with regards to this type of situation. With this model, it can help prevent problems to arise and working will be done efficiently and effectively.

The task assigned to the team was to create a video emphasizing the importance of collaboration and communication between administrators. I had the role of an actor wherein I have to portray and act out the segments written by our scriptwriters. As an actor, I followed the guidelines in how the segments should be portrayed as well as the proper attire to be used. A meeting was set to discuss the script, this enabled us to raise our questions and concerns to finalize the script and prevent misunderstandings upon the completion of the output. 

Now what?

The meeting was efficient in the sense that our agendas were met upon the delegation of the tasks. We were given the opportunity to voice out our opinions with the goal of improving our output. I genuinely appreciated the work of the scriptwriters as they did a very structured outline of the segments that was easy to follow as actors. I made sure to comply with the internal deadline that was set to facilitate ample time for the video editors to work on their tasks. 

So what?

I believe that our group dynamics are good so far since we were all able to heed with the group’s internal deadline and the concerns and comments raised were addressed in the final output. We should continue to be open to suggestions since it enables us to view different perspectives and opinions since we all know that it is for the betterment of our outputs.

The sub-competency applicable to the situation is develop a trusting relationship with patients, families, and other team members. I believe that we could still have communicated with that member so that we understood to why the incident happened. It might be because of a personal problem in which we could help. At the end of the day we are colleagues and will be working with in the future, thus, building trust and relationship would be significant for our growth and development as future professionals.   

 

Reflective practice since it is integral for our growth and developmental as a professional and individual. It enables us to assess our actions and create attainable solutions in addressing our mistakes. The rehabilitation field requires us to constantly update our skills and knowledge to heed in the rapid advancement of health sciences and technologies. This means that reflective practice helps us with appropriate decision-making and improved self-awareness necessary for efficient client-centered practice The skills needed to reflect on practice are critical thinking, self-awareness, active listener, evaluate the situation, and commitment to apply reflections into concrete actions. 

 

2.       What’s your favorite model of reflective practice? How can you apply this model in your future practice?

 

My favorite model of reflective practice Bortel’s Developmental Framework which is the What? So what? Now what? reflection model. I first encountered this model back in first year since it was often used by one of our professors. Personally, this model is simple to adapt since the what question, allows me to identify what has transpired and what do I need to reflect on. The so what question, allows me to look deeply unto what are the positives and negatives of the problem or situation. The now what question, enables me to create concrete plans of action regarding to the factors I have identified. With this model, I can assure that my reflections are put into application which can contribute to my growth and development as a professional.