Summary
Definition
- Self-reflection is the process of examining the impact of personal values, beliefs, styles of communication, and experiences.
- This process develops a deeper understanding of one’s culture, personal and cultural biases, experiences, and beliefs as these may influence future action and learning.
- Self-reflection is a process that can be used to maximize personal satisfaction and strengthen MCH commitment.
Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Discuss the value of self-reflection in terms of personal beliefs, communication styles, and life experiences
- Describe the impact of past beliefs and experiences on leadership style
- Identify different leadership styles
- Identify sources of and provide self-care
- Effectively enhance program development through a self-reflective leadership style
Core Seminar
- Leadership session
- Leadership Presentation
- Leadership Assessment
- Leadership Exercises
- Leadership Lecture Notes
- Leadership Traits
- The Lifecycle of Leadership Development in Practice, Policy and Research
- Situational Leadership
Websites
Self-Directed Learning Activities
- Explore online about different personality styles (e.g., Myers-Briggs or some other method of categorizing personalities)
- How would you describe/define your own style?
- What types of people do you work most effectively with
- What behaviors or attitudes “trigger” you?
Community Activity
- As you plan your community activity, consider the aspects of this work that come most easily to you—what are these?
- What aspects of developing your community activity are hardest for you?
Participation in Faculty Activities
- Notice how you respond to different team members. Why do you think this is?
- How do you think other team members might describe themselves? Would their self-descriptions be similar to how you perceive them?
- Do you think other team members perceive you the way you perceive yourself?
Leadership Journal & Portfolio
- As you attend clinic or meetings, how do feel about patients? Patients’ situations? The healthcare team? How the healthcare team relates to patients?
- What can you do to help manage these feelings?
- When is it productive to act on your feelings, and when is it better to find other ways to manage them?
Clinical Preparation
- As you attend clinic or meetings, how do feel about patients? Patients’ situations? The healthcare team? How the healthcare team relates to patients?
- What can you do to help manage these feelings?
- When is it productive to act on your feelings, and when is it better to find other ways to manage them?