Learning from professional errors in social work is vital for successful reflective practice. This important book presents a theoretical framework that underpins this learning, along with a series of strategies for social workers to use, including creating questions and narratives to enhance learning, assertive techniques for receiving and offering criticism and organisational learning from mistakes.
Introduction;
The never-ending cycle of reflective practice;
What is a mistake in social work?;
Risks, responsibilities and opportunities from mistakes in social work;
Questions and narratives: basic tools for enhancing learning from professional mistakes;
Feedback and other tools for learning together from mistakes in organisations.
