TY - BOOK AU - Mantell,Andy AU - Scragg,Terry TI - Reflective practice in social work T2 - Transforming social work practice SN - 9781529798586 AV - HV40 .R36 2023 U1 - 361.301 23 PY - 2023/// CY - London, Thousand Oaks, California PB - Learning Matters KW - Social service KW - Philosophy KW - Reflection (Philosophy) KW - Practice KW - Psychological aspects N1 - Previous edition: 2019; Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I. What is reflective practice? -- Reflective practice revisited -- Getting started -- Reflecting on emotion in social work -- Part II. Developing the reflective practitioner -- Reflection as a catalyst in the development of personal and professional effectiveness -- The importance of the perspective of careers and service users -- The role of reflection in breaking the cycle of unsafe practice -- Gender in practice -- Reflective practice on placement -- Part III. Maintaining reflective practice -- Working with your team manager -- Reflective practice for interprofessional co-produced social work collaboration -- Conclusion N2 - "Reflective practice is at the heart of becoming a competent and confident social worker. It's both a key element of learning and development on social work courses and an important aspect of social work practice. This accessible and introductory text explores a range of approaches to reflective practice, it's main aim being to help students become more confident in answering key questions, including 'what is reflective practice?', 'how do I develop as a reflective practitioner?', 'how do I maintain reflective practice in key contexts?'. There are sections on writing reflective journals, communicating well with service users and carers and reflective practice while on placements"-- Provided by publisher ER -