Reflective practice for social workers : a handbook for developing professional confidence / Linda Bruce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruce, Linda, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Social service.

Social service--Practice.

Social workers--Professional aspects.

Social workers.

Reflective learning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom : Open University Press, 2013.

Summary:

Reflective practice is at the heart of becoming a competent and confident social work professional. This book demystifies the reflective process and provides a straight forward knowledge base to enhance professional development. Whether you are a qualifying social work student, a practitioner with supervisory responsibilities, or are engaged in professional post qualifying education and training, this book will help you to understand and evidence your development as a reflective practitioner, and guide the assessment of others' ability to reflect.-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Becoming a professional

3. Reflection defined

4. Enhancing emotional intelligence through reflection

5. Reflection applied

6. Reflective writing

7. Reflecting in and on practice

8. Moving forward

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780335244096 (electronic book)