Improving practice through reflective writing
Learning Objectives
Having watched this video you should have a better understanding of how reflective writing can improve your practice.
As a social worker you will encounter a wide variety of people and circumstances – no two situations will ever be the same. Some of these situations will often be challenging and require careful consideration of they should be handled. In this video, Barbara Bassot – author of The Reflective Journal – discusses how reflective practice, and in particular reflective writing, can be used to help you adapt to each unique situation to deliver the best outcomes possible.
Reflective Questions
- What do you understand reflective practice to be?
- Why is it important that we reflect on practice?
- Why do you think reflective writing, in particular, is such a useful exercise?
- How could you incorporate reflective writing in to your practice?