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Mind the Gap! Writing Knowledge Gillie Bolton

Mind the Gap! Writing Knowledge Gillie Bolton. Mind the Gap!. between: 1. Me and what I know 2. Myself and my patient 3. My viewpoint and the perspectives of others 4. My perception of me and other’s perception of me 5. Me as a professional and me as a person www.gilliebolton.com.

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Mind the Gap! Writing Knowledge Gillie Bolton

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  1. Mind the Gap! Writing Knowledge Gillie Bolton

  2. Mind the Gap! between: 1. Me and what I know 2. Myself and my patient 3. My viewpoint and the perspectives of others 4. My perception of me and other’s perception of me 5. Me as a professional and me as a person www.gilliebolton.com

  3. Write to Learn NOT Learn to Write www.gilliebolton.com

  4. We write before knowing what to say and how to say it, and in order to find out, if possible. (Jean-Francois Lyotard, 1992, Philosopher.) www.gilliebolton.com

  5. Write to LearnWe know, understand, intuit, remember, feel, think more than we realise. Writing can enable expressive exploration of areas to which logical or analytic thinking has limited access. For a grasp across the spectrum of experience we need to use ‘the full tetrad of fact, logic, metaphor and story’ (McCloskey, 1992, Economist.)www.gilliebolton.com

  6. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. (Einstein, 1929, Scientist.) www.gilliebolton.com

  7. Observation Observation Observation PerspectivePerspectivePerspective Break the Code www.gilliebolton.com

  8. Observation – perceptive, empathetic – the heart of professional practice: psychology, law, police, medicine, health, social work, education. Acute, accurate observation – cornerstone of research into science, literature, social science, history, natural sciences. Reflective writing’s observation of any aspect of events, people and surroundings borrows techniques and strategies from all these. www.gilliebolton.com

  9. The Hawk in the Mind Graphics Here

  10. All experience is perspectival. Stories can enable exploration of perspective. ‘We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.’ Anaïs Nin www.gilliebolton.com

  11. There are no objective accountsof events Every point of view is different www.gilliebolton.com

  12. ‘Things come out because the story lets them out’ Physician-writer ‘I like poetry because I can’t make it do What I want. It has to do what it wants’. Physician-writer www.gilliebolton.com

  13. Principles of Reflective Writing Trust in the Process of Writing Self-Respect Responsibility Generosity Positive Regard www.gilliebolton.com

  14. Mind the Gap! Write to: clarify boundaries overcome barriers make connections ‘The truly great advances of this generation will be made by those who can make outrageous connections, and only a mind which knows how to play can do that.’ Nagle Jackson www.gilliebolton.com

  15. Reflective Writing 1. Describe events as narratives 2. Observe acutely 3. Explore the difference between yourpoint of view and the perspective of others 4. Decode metaphors and jargon www.gilliebolton.com

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