The Heads and Hearts webinar was presented by Arabella Kurtz, Roberta Babb and Jo Levene, and introduces the essentials of the evidence-based model of reflective practice featured in Arabella’s book, ‘How to Run Reflective Practice Groups: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals’, published by Routledge in January. The presenters draw out practice points to bring the model to life and think about how to use it in the current crisis, answer questions from the audience, and describe some of the key issues for those offering this provision in medical settings at the moment. A three minute film of the rural landscape in the Touraine in France by the American artist Jeffrey Blondes will begin the webinar, and another will be shown at the end.

The full version is available for free to ACP-UK members in the members area of the website. Non-members can purchase the full recording below for £30.

Webinar Description

“Arabella Kurtz makes a compelling case for the place of reflective practice in healthcare settings and in the training of healthcare professionals. She has drawn on her considerable experience as well as theory to produce a clear Intersubjective Model for reflective practice. Each stage of the model is described in separate chapters which provide excellent guidance and examples of what to do as a facilitator. The first stage deals uniquely with the organisational and contractual issues that so often interfere with the establishment and effective running of reflective groups. The remaining stages guide the reader through the essential tasks of reflective groups. If services are to develop a culture of compassionate care then reflective practice should be integral and this book provides a model for how this could be achieved.” – Tony Lavender, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK