An anonymised example of a learner's reflective writing about negotiating an ethical dilemma. Could be used, for example, to inform discussion in a supervision session with a learner, or as an exemplar for a learner unused to reflective writing. Shared by the student's practice teacher, Moira Dunworth, with the student's permission.
A template to facilitate either written or verbal feedback from service users about a student's practice during a practice learning opportunity.
Useful resource from Shared Care Scotland, bringing together almost 20 different consultation tools - covering everything from talking mats to questionnaires - into one comprehensive guide, the toolkit demonstrates the advantages and limitations of each approach. It also categorises how they can be used against the main questions of consultation: why, who, how many, what?
A framework to help learners, university tutors and practice educators identify practice learning outcomes relevant to the Standards in Social Work (SiSWE) at different stages during the social work degree.
A 50 page extract from Jenny Moon's book, a Handbook for Reflective and Experiential Learning, shared online with Jenny Moon's permission. Includes guidance, examples of reflective writing and exercises which can be used as handouts.
A succinct one page framework to help students to structure and write high quality reports. Suitable for any social work setting.
A template to help learners record their reflections on practice. You may wish to browse several alternative similar resources in ScOPTbox and see which one will work best for your learner(s).
Examples of coaching questions that help to increase individual self-awareness.
Social workers, as well as social work service users, have a number of identified “social identities”. Where a person chooses to position themselves in terms of these identities can greatly influence how situations are perceived and power is influenced and utilised within professional relationships.
