Purpose: The purpose of the reflective journal is to give the student the opportunity to develop reflection of self, therapeutic use of self, and reflection of relationship, assessment skills and therapeutic communication with another person. The student may use the following formats for reflection (paper is to be written in one of these formats only):
Johns' Model of Reflection
Carper's Ways of Knowing
Sister Roach's Six C's of Caring
Boud's Model of Reflection
Sample Solution