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MSWPG7108 Social Work Practice with Groups and Communities - Federation University Australia
Activity - Culture, values and professional self in practice
Activity question
Using Fook's Critical Reflection Framework reflect on your values and assumption in a critical issue/incident from placement and they ways your critical reflection has enhanced your practice.
"...the ability to reflect upon practice in an ongoing and systematic way is now regarded as essential to responsible professional practice". (Fook, 2016, pp440) Students are encouraged to engage in this activity in supervision and/or with other students. The final written reflection will summarize the key learning from examining one's own values and culture in practice. This will encompass reflecting on one's own culture, values, class, gender, sexual orientation etc as they influences you as a practitioner. This activity could be the focus of an individual or group supervision session.
Guidelines for the activity
Read chapter 4 and 5 in Fook, J., Gardner, Fiona, (2007). Practising critical reflection a resource handbook. Open University Press. (available via online access in the library)
• Describe a critical incident from placement as per Fook's definition
• Using Fook's Critical Reflection Questions in Chapter 5 write a reflection on your values and assumption in the critical incident.
• Do not judge your values and assumption but become aware of them. How might these differ to those of client or others stakeholder?
• What other belief or preconceptions might allow you to consider other views or the situation
• How has this informed your practice and in what ways have they changed
• How does this align with the professional values as outlined the AASW Code of Ethics (2010)