Journal article by Anette Bolin and Elsebet Fog, University West, Sweden, that uses a narrative or 'storytelling' approach to eliciting evidence of learning outcomes in social work practice learning.
Published in the Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning 7(3) 2006/7
A suite of activities developed by Barry Cooper and Maggie Pickering at The Open University that have been designed to support learners to identify,critically reflect upon, and explore their developing sense of professional identity. The activities, which are informed by Personal Construct Theory, have full explanatory instructions and are accompanied by two videos illustrating their use.
The Institute for Research and Innovation in the Social Services (Iriss) explored the topic of supervision with a group of six partners from across the social services sector. The report shares learning from the project and provides pointers for practitioners and managers who wish to improve supervision practice.
This free Open University course explores the principles and best practices underpinning mentoring. The entire course takes about 24 hours of study at your own pace, but you can also dip in and out of the topics that interest you. There are quizzes for each topic, and, if you complete these you can download a statement of participation.
A short comparison of descriptive writing and critical analysis to help students write more critically and reflectively (from Cottrell, 2003)
A short introduction to reflection and reflective writing in relation to leadership. Part of a range of resources that support the Scottish Social Services Council's Step into Leadership resource.
Research briefing from the Social Care Institute for Excellence summarising evidence base for good practice in supervision.
Note that some references are to England and Wales only.
This resource, by John Carpenter, Caroline Webb, Lisa Bostock and Caroline Coomber, is on the SCIE website for which you need to create a user name and password. There is no cost to accessing the article.
A growing cluster of evidence-informed web-based resources about reflective supervision, developed by Research in Practice
A demonstration of how online blogging can be used to develop a reflective diary/journal or learning log.
Guidance notes for students about reflective writing. Includes activities.
