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Practising Critical Reflection: A Resource Handbook Jan Fook

Practising Critical Reflection: A Resource Handbook By Jan Fook

Practising Critical Reflection: A Resource Handbook by Jan Fook


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Summary

This accessible handbook focuses on a description and analysis of the theoretical input as well as the approach involved in critical reflection.

Practising Critical Reflection: A Resource Handbook Summary

Practising Critical Reflection: A Resource Handbook by Jan Fook

  • 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.

About Jan Fook

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.

Table of Contents

Preface

The context for professionals
Clarifying our approach to critical reflection
The theoretical frameworks underlying critical reflection
The critical reflection model and process
The introductory session
The second session (stage one)
The third session (stage two)
The benefits and outcomes of critical reflection
Using critical reflection in organisational setting
Using critical reflection in research and evaluation
Critical reflection and direct practice
Ongoing Issues

References
Index

Additional information

GOR004903989
9780335221707
033522170X
Practising Critical Reflection: A Resource Handbook by Jan Fook
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Open University Press
20070916
232
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