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Reflective Practice Feedback Hints and Tips

Are you looking for more information on how and when to give feedback during your reflective practice sessions? 

Or perhaps you are looking for some hints and tips to help you giving and receiving your Reflective Practice feedback? 

We hope this article has the answer you are looking for but if not, please do get in touch with us, we are happy to support. 

When To Give Feedback 

At the end of every session you receive as the client, make sure you take some time to provide feedback for your therapist. This includes giving your therapist the opportunity to ask questions and discuss with you what your experience was like as the client. If you are a Student, you are required to complete the Reflective Practice Feedback Form and the link to this is in the email you are sent with your practice partner(s) details in. If you are in the Alumni, you are not required to complete the Feedback Form.

How to Provide Feedback

  • Remember: Be Constructive, Respectful & Supportive 
  • All feedback you provide to your practice partner should be direct and open, but not personal. 
  • When giving feedback to your partner following a session, use this model of feedback as a guide: 
    • What worked well? 
    • What would make it better? 
    • What support do they need to improve? 

What worked well? 

  • Start with what your therapist did well. 
  • Comment on what worked. 
  • What tools did you find the most effective? What were the strongest parts of the session? Why? 
  • What are the positive skills and attributes that your RTT® Therapist demonstrated? e.g. Empathy, good communication skills, tone/pace of voice, use of questions. 

What would make it better? 

  • Point out opportunities that your partner may have missed, whether it was the option to use a certain tool or ask a specific question. 
  • What would have made the session better overall? 
  • What would you like to have seen more of? Offer suggestions on how they can improve, and be specific. 
  • Keep it friendly but direct and open, and not personal. 
  • Remember, this is a learning environment and all students will at different stages of their learning.

What support do they need to be able to achieve this? 

  • Offer any support you think your therapist could use to improve their skills. 
  • Maybe there is one of Marisa’s video’s you could recommend, or a section of the RTT® Online program you’ve found helpful? Maybe your own personal experience in improving in this same area? 

Before you give feedback, consider your intentions

Providing feedback is not about you and what you know. It’s about sharing your experience as the client and what would have made your experience as the client even better.

Pay attention to how you are delivering your feedback to ensure you’re being supportive. Recognize that your practice partner may be at a different stage in their development in RTT® than you are and adjust your feedback accordingly.

Be Sincere, but Remain Objective

Give praise where praise is due. Be specific in your feedback when identifying areas of strength and weakness. Identify key areas within the RTT® process which could be improved or strengthened.

Avoid being overly critical and don't be mean.

For example, saying your practice partner was rubbish or that they’ll never make a good therapist isn’t helpful. Instead, show respect towards your RTT® Therapist and remain objective.

Focus on what can be changed

Here are some examples

  • Saying, “I don’t like your accent (or the way your voice sounds)” is not being objective. 
  • Being objective would mean saying something like: “If you...slowed down the pace of your voice it would make it easier for me to go into hypnosis.” 
  • Or, “I would have liked it  if you...created more of a rhythm with your voice to support me when going into hypnosis.” 
  • Or, “It would have been useful to...consider how fast you were speaking, especially during the induction. I found it challenging to relax as a result.” 

Ensure your feedback to your partner is solution-focused

Think about how you can motivate your partner to improve not only their skills, but also their confidence. 

For example: 

  • “I would have liked it if you...spent more time during LH/RH before moving on right away.” 
  • “This would have...helped me gain a deeper understanding of the significance of the scenes.” 
  • “It would have been useful to...ask if there were any other connections before moving on.” 

An Opportunity to Reflect

Providing feedback is an opportunity to support your practice partner, but it is also an opportunity to reflect upon how your experience of being the client can be used to improve your own practice as well. Notice how your experience of receiving an RTT® session can teach you about what you can improve upon when you deliver your next RTT® session.

Following your sessions, you will need to provide feedback for your therapist. We recommend submitting your feedback within a week of you and your partner(s) completing your final session. This is not only good practice, but it is also how we monitor how many sessions you have completed.