Critical Reflection in Practice
A Guide for Health and Social Care Professionals
Author: Gary Rolfe, Dawn Freshwater and Dr Melanie Jasper
This book is an essential guide to critical reflection and reflective practice for all students, academics and practitioners within the health and social care professions.
7th January 2026
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Summary
This book is an essential guide to critical reflection and reflective practice for all students, academics and practitioners within the health and social care professions.
Description
Critical reflection and reflective practice are at the heart of modern healthcare. But what do these terms really mean?
Now in its third edition, Critical Reflection in Practice analyses and explores the significance of reflection in professional health and social care practice. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book presents a structured method that empowers you to both challenge and develop your own practice.
New to this edition:
Updated to reflect global developments in contemporary understandings of reflective practice
A brand-new chapter on reflective and reflexive practice
Engaging chapter exercises and ‘key takeaway’ features to reinforce and support learning
Containing real-life case studies and reflective activities, this book is an essential guide to critical reflection for all students, academics and practitioners alike, enhancing both personal and professional development.
Critic Reviews
In its compelling third edition, this book presents a comprehensive and enriched new scholarship of reflective practice, establishing it as a rigorous and systematic approach for nurse, health and social care practitioners to generate data, construct knowledge, and effectively integrate it into practice. Stefanos Mantzoukas, Professor of Nursing, University of Ioannina, Greece
A comprehensive resource that meets the needs of a wide range of healthcare professions. Sarah McNamara, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
The reflective pauses in each chapter are particularly helpful as they prompt readers to pause and consider the material they have just explored. Margaret Ruddy, Lecturer in Nursing, University of Stirling, UK
About the Author
Gary Rolfe is Emeritus Professor of Nursing within the School of Health and Social Care at Swansea University, UK.
Dawn Freshwater is a British academic, university professor, mental health researcher, and the current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Melanie Jasper was Professor of Nursing and Head of the College of Human and Health Sciences at Swansea University, UK.
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