The Kawa Model: A Self-Reflection Tool for Occupational Therapy Student Development in Practice Placements in Australia

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Theme 1: self-awareness.

Theme	Subtheme	Quote
Self-awareness	Self-reflection	1.1.1 “…using it as a tool for reflection, not just doing reflections.” Amelia; 1.1.2 “It is definitely good at this point because you get quite caught up in what you need to do next and like the yearly assessments that you have, but it is good to just reflect and to think about your strengths and weaknesses and how you can improve them and move forward and yeah maximise your performance as a student.” Grace
	Self-understanding	1.2 “I noticed things that I thought were not bothering me as something that was still impacting me and how things from my own personal life can impact in my work life…It was very effective in being more aware of myself and my mind and how life is traveling for me and how to improve and what to work on. It even brought up spiritual challenges or strengths in what I believe.” Ava
	Self-evaluation	1.3 “Visual representation of what I am saying is really good to see how much I either believe in myself or I am really doubting myself.” Kylie
	Self-motivation	1.4 “…yeah I think it’s good to do on a placement site and I think it is good to do every week. Some weeks you might not invest as much into it and then other weeks you really will and that motivates you to invest even more.” Ava
	Self-confidence/lack thereof	1.5 “By the time I did my third one, I was quite confident, you know, like in making the connections.” Ella