This reflection questionnaire is a tool to help people reflect on a difficult relationship, challenging situation or traumatic event.
As an adaptable template, it can be used in a variety of circumstances. It is designed to help someone acknowledge the effect a situation has had on them, including physically, emotionally, relationally and spiritually.
An individual can use their answers to then talk about how they have been affected and what moving forward looks like for them.
It can be used by an individual for personal reflection.
It can also be used as part of a community reflection or debrief process.
By hearing multiple reflections, an organisation can gain an overview of the impact of a big event, look for trends or discover common themes.
How to use these questions:
First, identify the difficult situation. This can be a person (my father), a single word (pandemic), a phrase (my parent’s divorce), or a few sentences describing an event (the time the youth group got lost on a tramp in a storm).
Questions 1-9 involve looking at how the event/situation has affected you.
Questions 10 - 15 ask you to consider what moving forward looks like to you.