Reflective Practice in Social Work

Reflective practice is at the heart of becoming a competent and confident social worker. Its 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, its main aim being to help you as a student 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.