Reflective practice is at the heart of becoming a competent and confident social worker. Its 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 to help students become more confident in answering key questions, including what is reflective practice?, how do I develop as a reflective practitioner? and  how do I maintain reflective practice in key contexts?. There are many useful resources such as 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 Mantell
Chapter 2: Getting started - Martyn Higgins
Chapter 3: Reflecting on emotion in social work - Gill Butler
Part Two: Developing the reflective practitioner
Chapter 4: Reflection as a catalyst in the development of personal and professional effectiveness - Gill Constable
Chapter 5: The importance of the perspective of carers and service users - Andy Mantell
Chapter 6: The role of reflection in breaking the cycle of unsafe practice - Sarah Houghton and Catherine Tucher
Chapter 7: Gender in practice - Chris Smethurst
Chapter 8: Reflective practice on placement - Terry Scragg
Part Three: Maintaining reflective practice
Chapter 9: Working with your Team Manager - Terry Scragg
Chapter 10: Reflective practice for interprofessional co-produced social work collaboration - Anita Atwa