11462 (v.2) SW 534 - Advanced Practice - Reflexivity in Practice

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Area:	Department of Social Work and Social Policy
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
Individual Study:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Seminar:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	This unit offers a structured space in which practitioners can explore and dialogue with others, ways of making meaning of everyday experiences so as to inform and facilitate effective practice across a diversity of contexts. Topics to be explored include reflexivity in practice, ways of making knowledge, issues of power and professional identity, diverse notions of self and the plat of values in constructing the social.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Charted the emergence of an 'interpretive turn' in social theory and its connection with the development of practitioner reflexivity. Understood reflexivity as a means for achieving effective professional practice across context and culture. Explored the centrality and contestability of values and the power/knowledge nexus both in constructing a professional identity and in enacting change which is grounded in time and place. Identified the interplay between personal and social narratives and the importance of relationships in shaping the process and outcomes of practice. Located and positioned practice with regard to interpretation of purpose and framing methodologies. Understood language as themedium for constructing the lived experiences of ourselves and others as cultural participants and practitioners. Skills in reflective and contextual learning, as a practitioner/researcher in the ongoing process of social work.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Brown, T and Jones, L (2001), Action Research and Postmodernism: Congruance and Critique, Open University Press, United Kingdom. Chambon, A., Irving, A., and Epstein, L., (eds) (1999), Reading Foucault for Social Work, Columbia University Press, United Kingdom. Ely, M., (1991), On Doing Qualitative Research: Circles Within Circles, Falmer Press, London. Ely, M., Vintz, R., Downing, M., Anzul, M., (1997), On Wrigin Qualitative Research: Living by Words, Falmer Press, London. Healy, K., (2000), Social WorkPractices: Contemporary Perspectives on Change, Sage Publications, London. Holstein, J. and Gubrium, J., (2000), The Self We Live By: Narrative Identity in A Postmodern World, Oxford University Press, New World. Randor, H., (2001), Researching your Professional Practice: Doing Interpretative Research, Open University Press, United kingdom.
Unit Texts:	Ghaye, T., and Lillyman, S., (2000), Reflection: Principles and Practice for Healthcare Knowledge, Open University Press, Buckingham. Taylor, C., and White, S., (2000), Practising Reflexivity in Health and Welfare: Making Professional, Quay Books, Dinton.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Annotated Bibliography 35%, Class Presentation and Write-Up 40%, Practice Narrative 25%. This is by grade/mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y