Fook J. and Gardner F. (2007) Practising Critical Reflection: A Resource Handbook, Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill. Tannebaum, R. P., Hall, A. H. & Deaton, C. M., 2013. Reflections The figure below shows that the reflective thinking process starts with you. Values and ethics are central to this framework, and comprise domain 2. Department of Health, 2015. Referrals to the agency could come from social services, GP surgeries, and other not-for-profit organisations. Gibbs Model of Reflection (1988) and Atkin and Murphys Model of Reflection (1994) both promote a cyclical approach to reflection, whereby reflection is ongoing and not a linear process. 679-687. I will start by outlining my practice setting, and the details of the particular case study. Social Worker's Parker, J. Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International License. I will also attempt to view Alices life, and my professional relationship with her, from a broader social work perspective. I have, therefore, chosen to discuss one such case, where I engaged in substantial reflection. fTTF*nw^ulVK`493t75AL1[YMTc!A2{2ILk'MX@M~?6K^aFd%YBA k%;VD)\!Rm/WL}(ajSVCisO(?2GX#9jVF_Yh. Schon, D., 1983. How social workers reflect in action The increasing influence of post-modern theory, which does not promote one paradigm over another, but focuses on the subjective nature of truth, has helped to alleviate these issues in social work to some extent (Fook, 2012). Why knowing your "subject" is so important. Contemporary Social Work Practice. For example, part of an encounter with a client/service user that you were involved with; a meeting you were part of as a participant or observer; an activity you were part of for example a group activity or assisting a client in This aspect is known as the psycho part of the Biospycho-social Spiritual perspective. The diversity of roles within Alices network highlights the danger that various professions and agencies may assign different levels of priority or even conceptualisations to the arising issues (Hudson, 2015). Members of the group have the opportunity to share ideas, feelings, thoughts, beliefs, engage in interactions and also share experiences. Transforming Social Work Practice: Postmodern Critical Perspectives. Critical Reflection to Identify Gaps between Espoused Theory and Theory-in-Use. Eventually Alice became homeless, living on the street and addicted to heroin. S$QFOH5{H_>\*_PCM i{xRO+ba.u_ ? endstream endobj 148 0 obj <>stream British Journal of Social Work, 28(1), pp. Findings. Handbook for Practice Learning in Social Work and Social Care: Knowledge and Theory. Barry, M., 2007. Self-reflection is an important part of figuring it out. The concept of reflection: is it skill based or values?.