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Informationen zum Autor Christine Abbott is a partner in the Centre for Action Learning Facilitation (C-ALF) with extensive international experience of facilitating action learning in both public and private sectors. Christine writes about, and researches, action learning practice and holds a number of academic posts including the Open University. Through C-ALF she leads the Skills for Care Action Learning Facilitation programme. Christine is a Board Member and Trustee of the ILM and was instrumental in writing the qualification standards for action learning facilitation. Paul Taylor is a Consultant Practitioner, ASYE Manager and Practice Educator for Southend Borough Council and has worked in adult social care for over ten years. Paul is a lecturer at the University of Essex and an associate of the Centre for Action Learning Facilitation (C-ALF) and works with the Skills for Care Action Learning Facilitation programme. Klappentext Throughout their careers, social work students and practitioners need to demonstrate an understanding of critical and reflective practice. The Professional Capabilities Framework sets out how newly-qualified social workers can achieve this, and become 'critical practitioners' who are able to make decisions in fast-moving situations. This book is a complete guide for those practitioners who wish to engage with action learning as a way of developing critically reflective practice. The authors use Action Learning to explore fundamental aspects of good social work including for example person centred and anti-oppressive practice. The notions of social and emotional intelligence and being critically reflective are also explored in the context of action learning. This book is practical, skills-based and essential reading for all social workers who wish to extend their understanding and knowledge. Zusammenfassung This book is a complete guide for those practitioners who facilitate action learning and who can! in turn! develop the reflective practice and critical thinking skills now demanded of Newly Qualified Social Workers. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: PRINCIPLES Action learning: an introduction Action learning and social work Action learning and critically reflective practice PART TWO: CONTEXT Social and emotional intelligence Anti-discriminatory practice and anti-oppressive practice Involving other professions: multi-agency practice Case studies: action learning sets in action PART THREE: PRACTICE Being an action learner Facilitating action learning ...
