Graham Reflective Thinking in Social Work

Learning from Student Narratives
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-317-67579-2
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 154 Seiten

It is vital that social work students learn to integrate their personal and professional selves if they are to meet the challenges of social work in complex changing environments. This accessible text is designed to enable readers to explore and build on their existing skills and abilities, supporting them to become competent and self-aware reflective practitioners.

Reflective Thinking in Social Work uses stories told by a range of social work students to model reflective practice learning. Discussing issues such as identity, motivation to enter the social work profession and lived experiences in the journey into social work, the book brings together stories of hardship, privilege, families, hopes, interests and community activism from many diverse ethnic backgrounds. Each narrative is introduced by the author and ends with a commentary drawing out the key themes and exploring how the reader can use the narrative to enhance their own understanding and critical thinking, and to engage in transformative practice.

Framed by an in-depth discussion of available frameworks for reflective practice in different contexts and the importance of narratives in constructing identities, this is an invaluable text for social work students at both bachelor and masters levels.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Graham, Mekada

Graham, Mekada Julia

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

2. Frameworks for Reflective Practice

3. Using Storytelling for Reflection

4-20. Each made up of an introduction, student’s reflective narrative on social work practice and author’s commentary

Über Autor(innen)

Mekada Graham is Associate Professor of Social Work at California State University, Dominguez Hills, USA.