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.

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: Janet Hargreaves, Louise Page, Janet Page Hargreaves, Jane Hargreaves, J Hargreaves, Hargreaves Janet, Page Louise
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.11.2013
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work
• EAN: 9780745654249
• ISBN: 978-0-7456-5424-9
• Pages: 188
• Series: Key Themes in Health and Social Care; Key Themes in Health and Social Care; Key Themes in Health and Socia
• Subjects: 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