Full Description
Reflective practice is at the heart of becoming a competent and confident social worker. It's both a key element of learning and development on social work courses and an important aspect of social work practice. This accessible and introductory text explores a range of approaches to reflective practice that aims to help students become more confident in answering key questions, including 'what is reflective practice?', 'how do I develop as a reflective practitioner?', 'how do I maintain reflective practice in key contexts?'. There are sections on writing reflective journals, communicating well with service users and carers and reflective practice while on placements.
Contents
IntroductionReflective Practice Revisited - Christine Knott Getting Started - Christine Knott and Jan Spafford Reflecting on emotion in social work - Gill Butler DEVELOPING THE REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONERReflection as a catalyst in the development of personal and professional effectiveness - Gill Constable The importance of the perspective of carers and service users - Andy Mantell Reflection and avoiding professional dangerousness - Sandra Wallis 'Doing gender' in social work practice - Chris Smethurst Reflective practice on placement - Terry Scragg MAINTAINING REFLECTIVE PRACTICEWorking with your manager - Terry Scragg Reflective practice for collaborative working - Janet McCray ConclusionAppendix 1: Professional Capabilities FrameworkAppendix 2: Subject Benchmark for Social Work
