Combining adaptive expertise and (critically) reflective practice to support the development of knowledge, skill, and society

• DOI: 10.1007/s10459-022-10178-8
• Publication Date: 2022-11-09T14:02:49Z
• Authors: Stella L Ng; Jacquelin Forsey; Victoria A Boyd; Farah Friesen; Sylvia Langlois; Kori Ladonna; Maria Mylopoulos; Naomi Steenhof
• Keywords: Reflective Practice

Adaptive expertise (AE) and reflective practice (RP), two influential resonant theories of professional in their own right, may further benefit health professions education if carefully combined. The current societal systemic context is primed for both AE RP. Both bodies work position practitioners as agentive, learning continually thoughtfully throughout careers, particularly order to manage unprecedented situations well. Similar on the surface, roots practices RP diverge at key junctures we will focus RP's movement toward critically practice. RP, how they relate or from present-day applications matter because education, all paradigmatic mixing should be undertaken purposefully. This paper explore need shared commitments, distinctive histories, pedagogical possibilities individually combined, next steps maximizing potential positively impact field. We argue that this exploration urgently needed hold much promise improving care yet employing them optimally-whether alone together-requires understanding intent. build an interprofessional case situated long-term care, paper, demonstrate might offer comes just time. Within realities uncertain emphasized by pandemic, were also called act response complex urgent social movements. A combined approach, with particular, would potentially prepare professionals respond effectively, compassionately, equitably future crises challenges.