Setting up the session

Setting up the session

For the first session setting up should take around 10-15 minutes, starting with an explanation of restorative reflective practice. Subsequent sessions will need less setting up time - previous groundrules etc. can be briefly revisited.

• Restorative practice in nursing involves methods and strategies aimed at building, maintaining, and repairing relationships among healthcare professionals. The focus is on the professional and professional relationships, by comparison to clincal supervision that focuses on clinical practice or cases.

• Reflection takes restorative discussion towards realistic and practical goals for practice improvement, and/or change, that focuses on the workforce rather than practice. Reflective practice is the organising theory of nursing and there are several processes that can be followed. These processes tend to begin with a description of an event, an exploration of feelings around this event, consideration of what went well and what could have been done differently, and conclude with what can be taken forward into practice.  

Ground rules

It is suggested that ground rules are covered at the outset of a restorative reflective session. These should include but may not be limited to:

·  Setting clear expectations of confidentiality around what is discussed in the session.

·  Encouraging participants to not discuss specific cases.

Support 

It is recommended that each participant is provided with specific details of the most appropriate person in your organisation that they can contact for support after the session if needed. 

It would be advisable to recommend an external source of support alongside internal sources – such as the RCN, SAPHNA or the CPHVA. A list of useful organisations included here which may be useful.

Support resources

Safeguarding

If any safeguarding concerns are identified – routine safeguarding procedure should be followed

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