Write a reflect on the impact of service user involvement and participation to clinical psychology. What is different about a reflective essay is that the essay is about you and your thinking. However, you will need evidence from your clinical psychology course to back up your reflections. You should structure a reflective essay like an essay that is written to persuade your reader of your key reflections (or argument). There are many ways you can approach your reflective essay, but the following steps might be helpful to start your essay: Retelling (gathering evidence: descriptive in nature)In the lecture XX, I learnt about service user involvement. Service users are . Relating (gathering evidence: based on personal experience)One of the most important things I have learned so far is that the service user involvement. I was very interested to learn that XXX. I believe . Reflecting (argument)Demonstration of the citation and integration of multiple course concepts. And reflection that links with personal experience. The notion of service user involvement/engagement challenged many of my views on. Gathering Evidence Please look at the lecture slides (eg. week 8), notes, journals. During lectures, we discussed how service user and carer involvement can happen at different levels and in different ways. Based on lectures and reflection you should identify and discuss levels where service user and carer involvement take place in clinical psychology settings. Individual Individuals being involved in their care and treatment Organisational Service users and carers being able to influence the service Strategic Service users and carers being able to influence legislation, policy and service developments at all levels I like the following review on engaging patients to improve quality of care by Bombard et al. (2018) : https://implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s13012-018-0784-z.pdf You are free to choose your own journals articles or reviews. Please surprise your examiners with your excellent literature choices! Remember to use only reliable sources! Important to consider Think about links between service user involvement and clinical psychology Demonstrate understanding of service user and carer involvement at the individual, organisational and strategic levels Reflect on approaches to increasing service user and carer involvement in their own care Writing style As a large proportion of your reflective account is based on your own experience, it is normally appropriate to use the first person (I). However, your assignment must also include academic writing. You, therefore, need to write in the first person (I felt) and in the third person, e.g. Smith (2009) proposes that… Produce a balance by weaving together sections of I thought I felt, and the relevant academic sources. This is more effective than having a section which deals with the theory and a separate section dealing with your experiences. https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/case-studies/patient-involvement-is-key-to-improving-mental-health-care/
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