Reflective Practice

Reflective practice is an essential skill for those working in health and social care, but why is it so vital and how can it be learned? As inter-disciplinary working becomes more common, finding shared ways of reflection on practice are becoming more and more important. How do we share our ideas and thoughts to enrich both professionals and their client base?
 
This book uses stories and exercises to enable readers to develop their skills. Its emphasis is on the practical, from how to construct a reflective essay to the ethical ambiguities of whistleblowing and constructing a professional persona.
 
The book is written with the needs of students of health and social care in mind. For those who want to develop their skills beyond the scope of the book, each chapter ends by with a step-up suggestion enabling them to build on what they have already learned.

List of contents

Figures vi
 
Tables vii
 
Boxes vii
 
Acknowledgements viii
 
Introduction ix
 
1. Reflection in context: what this book is all about 1
 
2. The context of reflective practice: choosing an approach that works for you 20
 
3. The Reflective Timeline 45
 
4. Writing reflection for assessment: the individual voice 66
 
5. Reflecting together: the collective voice 87
 
6. Expressing reflection in other ways 107
 
7. Reflective practice is ethical practice 126
 
8. Asking difficult questions - exploring reflection in challenging situations 146
 
9. Is reflection always a good thing? Arguments and evidence 162
 
10. Conclusion: embedding reflection - looking forward 177
 
References 182
 
Index 189

About the author

Janet Hargreaves is Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching at University of Huddersfield.

Louise Page is a playwright, novelist and journalist.

Summary

Reflective practice is an essential skill for those working in health and social care, but why is it so vital and how can it be learned? As inter-disciplinary working becomes more common, finding shared ways of reflection on practice are becoming more and more important.

Report

"This is a very good book, clearly written, easy to read and definitely worth a place in any social worker's collection."
British Journal of Social Work

Product details

• Authors: J Hargreaves, Jane Hargreaves, Janet Hargreaves, Janet Page Hargreaves, Hargreaves Janet, Louise Page, Page Louise
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2013
• EAN: 9780745654232
• ISBN: 978-0-7456-5423-2
• No. of pages: 188
• Series: Key Themes in Health and Social Care; Key Themes in Health and Social Care; Key Themes in Health and Socia
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Soziologie, Volkswirtschaftslehre, Sociology, Economics, Health & Social Care, Öffentlicher Gesundheitsdienst u. Gesundheitspolitik, Public Health Services & Policy, Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen, Economics of Health & Social Care, Ökonomie im Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen, Sociology of Health & Illness, Soziologie d. Gesundheit u. Krankheit