Reflective Practice

Sicora, Alessandro

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN: 9781447336976
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Social Work
• Index: Social Sciences

What is a mistake in social work and how can we turn it into a positive learning experience? Simply going over the events of the day is often not enough and can become overwhelming. Learning from professional errors is, however, vital for successful reflective practice. This important book presents a theoretical framework that underpins this learning, along with a series of strategies for social workers to use either by themselves or as part of a group. These include creating questions and narratives to enhance learning, assertive techniques for receiving and offering criticism and organisational learning from mistakes. With plenty of practice examples and questions for reflection, this is essential reading for both social work students, and practitioners and managers at all stages of their career.

Table of contents

• REFLECTIVE PRACTICE AND LEARNING FROM MISTAKES IN SOCIAL WORK
• Contents
• List of figures and tables
• Notes on the author and contributor
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1. The never-ending cycle of reflective practice
• 2. What is a mistake in social work?
• 3. Risks, responsibilities and opportunities from mistakes in social work
• 4. Questions and narratives: basic tools for enhancing learning from professional mistakes
• 5. Feedback and other tools for learning together from mistakes in organisations
• Conclusion: The start of a never-ending process
• References
• Index