Through the looking glass : provoking progression in practice development?

Aims and objectives: My aim in this paper is both to show and tell about the Enhancing Practice Conference in Sydney, and its relevance to practice development, as it unfolded over the three-day duration. It is not a review of the conference; rather it reflects what stood out and was important to me, guided by a conscious process of critical questioning. I have sought to show how core concepts of practice development were embodied in the conference and how this shaped individual behaviour (mine). I also aim to uncover what might be hidden, or inhabiting the margins, of what I have termed the 'practice development movement', as showcased at the conference.