Reflective practice and learning from mistakes in social work / Alessandro Sicora.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sicora, Alessandro, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service.

Reflective learning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 215 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2017.

Summary:

Learning from professional errors in social work is vital for successful reflective practice. With plenty of practice examples and questions for reflection, this is essential reading for social work students, practitioners and managers.

Contents:

Chapter summary

Conclusion: The start of a never-ending process

References

Index.

Intro

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

Learning outcomes

Voices on reflectivity and reflective practice

Experience-reflection-action: reflective practice and associated concepts

Reflection as an exploration: diving deeper or walking wider?

Reflection and decision making

Intuition and emotions vs reasoning?

Chapter summary

2. What is a mistake in social work?

Errors and other unpleasant events

Heuristics, shortcuts and errors

The changing nature of error

In the jungle of errors in social work: before, during and after

3. Risks, responsibilities and opportunities from mistakes in social work

Why do social workers 'need' mistakes?

The dark side of the 'planet mistake'

Codes of ethics and errors in social work: a global picture

Ethical and professional responsibilities in the UK (by Michael Preston-Shoot)

4. Questions and narratives: basic tools for enhancing learning from professional mistakes

The art of asking questions

Reflective frameworks

Reflective writing

Reflective journal to learn how to navigate through the calms and storms of professional practice

Metaphors, art and imagination as catalyst for reflection

5. Feedback and other tools for learning together from mistakes in organisations

What do you do when (you think) your colleague is wrong?

Giving and receiving feedback assertively

Reflection in groups

Reflective organisations and mistakes.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4473-2523-0

1-4473-3697-6

OCLC:

1002007893