Reflective practice is at the heart of becoming a competent and confident social worker. It's both a key element of learning and development on social work courses and an important aspect of social work practice. This accessible and introductory text explores a range of approaches to reflective practice, its main aim being to help you as a student become more confident in answering key questions, including 'what is reflective practice?', 'how do I develop as a reflective practitioner?', 'how do I maintain reflective practice in key contexts?'.  There are sections on writing reflective journals, communicating well with service users and carers and reflective practice while on placements.

Part One: What is reflective practice?Chapter 1: Reflective practice revisited - Andy MantellChapter 2: Getting started - Martyn HigginsChapter 3: Reflecting on emotion in social work - Gill ButlerPart Two: Developing the reflective practitionerChapter 4: Reflection as a catalyst in the development of personal and professional effectiveness - Gill ConstableChapter 5: The importance of the perspective of carers and service users - Andy MantellChapter 6: The role of reflection in breaking the cycle of unsafe practice - Sarah Houghton, Catherine Tucher and Denise HarveyChapter 7: Gender in practice - Linda Bell and Chris SmethurstChapter 8: Reflective practice on placement - Terry ScraggPart Three: Maintaining reflective practiceChapter 9: Working with your Team Manager - Terry ScraggChapter 10: Reflective practice for interprofessional co-produced social work collaboration - Anita Atwa