A structured reflective practice log based on the Gibbs Reflective Cycle. Guides supervisees through systematic reflection on a clinical experience — description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion, and action plan.
Reflective Practice Log
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Case code (if applicable)
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Type of event
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What happened? Describe the event factually.
What happened? (Who was involved, what occurred, what was the context?)
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What were you thinking and feeling?
What were you thinking and feeling during the event?
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What did you think and feel afterwards?
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What was good and bad about the experience?
What went well?
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What did not go well or could have been better?
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What sense can you make of the situation?
Why did things go the way they did? What theoretical frameworks or evidence base helps you understand this?
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What alternative perspectives or explanations are there?
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What else could you have done?
What have you learned? What could you have done differently?
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If it arose again, what would you do?
What will you do differently next time? What specific steps will you take?
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Are there any learning or development needs arising from this reflection?
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The Reflective Practice Log is a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) supervision and reflective-practice resource, designed to support therapists and trainees in developing their clinical skills rather than as a client-facing worksheet.
You can preview it in full above, then use it within your own practice, supervision or training — completing it on any device or printing it as a PDF.
Most people work through it in around 15 minutes. It moves through six short steps:
Every resource in the library shares the same clean, consistent layout, works on any phone, tablet or computer, and can be completed on screen or exported as a print-ready PDF.
In common with other CBT methods, the Reflective Practice Log works by noticing the links between situations, thoughts, feelings, physical sensations and behaviour — and finding practical ways to change unhelpful patterns. The aim is not positive thinking but a clearer, shared understanding of what keeps a difficulty going — and practical, testable ways to change it.
Like the rest of the Formulate library it follows an evidence-based CBT structure, applied here to building and reflecting on clinical skill rather than to a specific presenting problem.
This worksheet is grounded in established cognitive behavioural therapy theory and practice. Key sources include:
Formulate provides educational CBT resources for use with a qualified therapist. They are not a substitute for professional assessment, diagnosis, or crisis care.
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Self-rate your CBT competencies using the Cognitive Therapy Scale — Revised (CTS-R) framework. Designed for supervisees to reflect on their own session performance before supervision.