REFLECTIVE ESSAY ON LEADERSHIP IN MENTAL HEALTH
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REFLECTIVE ESSAY This assignment will look at the changing practice at my place of work, in terms of management and analyse the process underpinned by the Gibbs model of reflection. Using this structured model, I will analyse my skills in leading change in practice. This will include its immediate impact on my knowledge, skills and attitude and how this may affect my future practice. The place of work concerned is a mental health rehabilitation unit for adults ranging from 18-65years. The unit opened in the summer of 2007 and had its first resident not long after. One of the key tasks for management and in particular myself, was to establish a daily checklist of duties aswell as observation, and intervention write-ups for staff. This list was devised by myself but was not appreciated by the staff and I found it difficult to enforce this. The reason for this was that the staff felt...

