The Student Paramedic Podcast

S4 Ep2: Being Too Critical as a Student and Graduate w/ Carl Betts

The Student Paramedic Podcast

Show Notes

Welcome back to another episode! This week we have a chat to UK paramedic Carl Betts about when critical reflection can be unhealthy. This stemmed from a paper that Carl wrote about how graduates and students can be overly reflective and overly critical. Rather than having a positive outcome, it can lead to burnout and dissatisfaction. We talk about the graduate experience and the art of finding a healthy balance when it comes to reflection.

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