What is critical reflexivity?

• A. Ignoring biases
• B. Bias elimination via laws
• C. Examining one's biases, privilege, power, and social position and reflecting on how they influence client interactions and healthcare systems
• D. Focusing only on patient outcomes

Answer: (C)

Critical reflexivity involves examining one's biases, privilege, power, and social position and reflecting on how these factors influence client interactions and the design and operation of healthcare systems. This practice recognizes that decisions are not neutral and that personal and systemic dynamics shape care, communication, and policy. By engaging in ongoing self-questioning and dialogue with clients and colleagues, practitioners can adapt approaches to be more equitable and culturally safe, addressing how power and context affect outcomes. The other options miss this core emphasis: ignoring biases overlooks a key influence on practice; bias elimination via laws treats bias as solely a policy issue rather than a practice-based reflection; focusing only on patient outcomes ignores the practitioner's role and the systemic context in care.