Good Reflective Writing

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POST QUALIFYING CONSORTIUM FOR SOCIAL WORK IN SCOTLAND Support Materials in Relation to Assessment of Portfolio Submissions for Post Qualifying and Advanced Awards Reflective Practice & Reflective Writing © Mary Coles, PQ Consortium Manager, 2002 (Reprinted 2005) REFLECTIVE PRACTICE AND REFLECTIVE WRITING 1 Introduction This material is provided for those involved in work in relation to the Post Qualifying/ Advanced Award in Social Work. It will be of interest and relevance to candidates and potential candidates. It is also of relevance to supporters of candidates: • • • • • • • as line managers as supervisors as workplace mentors as sources of general guidance and support in relation to the PQ framework, (eg staff in training/employee development roles) as providers of verification of practice competence in the form of focused references/ testimonials/reports as providers of consultancy/tutoring such as within an agency-based structured support package focused on one or a group of specific PQ/AA requirements The Diploma in Social Work, and the Post Qualifying and Advanced Awards in Social Work aim to develop reflective practitioners in the context of outcome or competence based professional Social Work practice. Such practice involves areas of activity which are characterised by uncertainty and complex qualitative judgements. This is in contrast to pursuing a technical/procedural/administrative approach which is sometimes thought necessary to combat credibility problems for social service workers and agencies. Reflective practice enables access to the ‘sense-making’ processes of practitioners [Taylor & White, 2000]. Included within this paper are brief examples taken from portfolios assessed by the Post Qualifying Consortium for Social Work in Scotland during 2002, and extracted with the agreement of the candidates. These are printed in italics for
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