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Critical Thinking and Professional Judgement for Social Work
- Lynne Rutter - Bournemouth University, UK
- Keith Brown - Bournemouth University, UK
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Critical thinking can appear formal and academic, far removed from everyday life where decisions have to be taken quickly in less than ideal conditions. It is, however, a vital part of social work, and indeed any healthcare and leadership practice.
Taking a pragmatic look at the range of ideas associated with critical thinking, this Fifth Edition continues to focus on learning and development for practice. The authors discuss the importance of sound, moral judgement based on critical thinking and practical reasoning, and its application to different workplace situations; critical reflection, and its importance to academic work and practice; and the connection between critical thinking ideas and professionalism.
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Good overview on foundational issues in social work eduction. Easy to read thus appropriate for ESL students. Chapter on critical style proved valuable as a guideline to literature reviews.
This book is written in such a way that it appears the authors are actually speaking to the students and in fact uses 'we' which is as if it is a collegial journey to learning. The content is relevent and is well informed, analytical in enough detail without being too intimidating for non-academic students.
This concise and clearly-written volume is useful across a range of early-career post-qualifying modules.
Very helpful introduction to some introductory reflective learning concepts.
Helpful addition to the students reading list for their unit of study
a concise, revised and accessible text for any NQSW practitioner re their evolving professional practice and beyond in terms of their continual professional development. Revisits key essential themes within a fresh context especially liked Chapters 3 and 4. A useful reference text for any Practice Educator, SW educator and ASYE assessor.
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‘Critical thinking is one of the most sought-after skills in social work’, is an introductory statement made by the authors who proceed to demonstrate powerfully that this skill is essential for safe, effective social work practice.
that the critical thinker can be thought of in terms of a set of ‘requisite intellec-tual resources’. These ideas have also been used successfully by Ford et al. (2004, 2005) in their research on criticality with students in social work education, and are explored below. The intellectual resources for critical thinking are:
Abstract. Critical reflection processes are fundamental to critical social work practice. Nevertheless, these processes have been criticized for lacking a coherent translation to direct professional practice. Existing models of critical reflection culminate in the formulation of critical professional perspectives, leaving the translation of ...
Description. Contents. Reviews. Preview. Critical thinking can appear formal and academic, far removed from everyday life where decisions have to be taken quickly in less than ideal conditions. It is, however, a vital part of social work, and indeed any healthcare and leadership practice.
Critical thinking in social work is not critical thinking in philosophy, education, or even nursing; its use in social work sheds light on purposes, problems, and conflicts unique to the...
Analysis indicates that critical thinking in social work is generally treated as a form of practical reasoning. Further, epistemological disagreements divide 2 distinct proposals for how practical reasoning in social work should proceed.
Critical Thinking for Social Work. Critical thinking as a process can appear formal and academic and far-removed from everyday practitioner experience. This second edition of enables...