Reflective practice in social work / edited by Christine Knott and Terry Scragg.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• About the editors and contributors (p. vii)
• Acknowledgements (p. viii)
• Introduction (p. 1)
• Part 1 What is reflective practice? (p. 7)
• Chapter 1 Reflective practice revisited (p. 9)
• Chapter 2 Getting started (p. 22)
• Chapter 3 Reflecting on emotion in social work (p. 40)
• Part 2 Developing the reflective practitioner (p. 61)
• Chapter 4 Reflection as a catalyst in the development of personal and professional effectiveness (p. 63)
• Chapter 5 The importance of the perspective of carers and service users (p. 80)
• Chapter 6 Reflection and avoiding professional dangerousness (p. 103)
• Chapter 7 'Doing gender' in social work practice (p. 117)
• Chapter 8 Reflective practice on placement (p. 132)
• Part 3 Maintaining reflective practice (p. 147)
• Chapter 9 Working with your manager (p. 149)
• Chapter 10 Reflective practice for collaborative working (p. 164)
• Conclusion (p. 176)
• Appendix 1 Professional Capabilities Framework (p. 178)
• Appendix 2 Subject benchmark for social work (p. 179)
• Index (p. 187)

Author notes provided by Syndetics