Practising critical reflection: a resource handbook: A Handbook - Softcover

Jan Fook; Fiona Gardner

 
9780335221707: Practising critical reflection: a resource handbook: A Handbook
Softcover
ISBN 10: 033522170X ISBN 13: 9780335221707
Publisher: Open University Press, 2007

Synopsis

  • How can professionals learn more easily from their own experience?
  • How can critical reflection be performed in a structured way?
  • How can professionals maintain a critically reflective stance when contexts may be restrictive?
Critical reflection in professional practice is popular across many different professions as a way of ensuring ongoing scrutiny and improved practice skills. This accessible handbook focuses on a description and analysis of the theoretical input as well as the approach involved in critical reflection. It also demonstrates some skills, strategies and tools which might be used to practise it.

The cross-disciplinary approach taken by the authors will appeal to a wide range of students and professionals and combines neatly with useful discussion of the complex educational and professional issues which arise from the practice of critical reflection.

An innovative website containing a variety of useful resources accompanies the book www.openup.co.uk/fook&gardner. Resources include:

  • Extracts from workshops, interviews and lectures
  • Additional articles and readings
  • Sample material for workshop preparation
Throughout the book, the authors provide pertinent examples from their own practice, referring to relevant literature, providing annotated bibliographies, and noting where additional resource materials are available to provide further illustration.

Practising Critical Reflection is key reading for a variety of students across social work, health sciences and nursing, as well as health care and social welfare professionals.

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About the Author

Jan Fook is Professor in Social Work Studies at the University of Southampton, UK. From 2002-2006 she was Professor and Director, the Centre for Professional Development, La Trobe University, Australia. Fiona Gardner is Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Professional Development at La Trobe University, Australia.

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Publisher
Open University Press
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
033522170X
ISBN 13 
9780335221707
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
232