"Throughout their careers, social work students and practitioners need to demonstrate an understanding of critical and reflective practice. The Professional Capabilities Framework sets out how newly-qualified social workers can achieve this, and become 'critical practitioners' who are able to make decisions in fast-moving situations. This book is a complete guide for those practitioners who wish to engage with action learning as a way of ..."
Action Learning in Social Work(1st Edition) (Post-Qualifying Social Work Practice Guides) by ChristineAbbott, PaulTaylor Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2013 by Learning Matters ISBN-13: 978-1-4462-7535-1, ISBN: 1-4462-7535-3
"Throughout their careers, social work students and practitioners need to demonstrate an understanding of critical and reflective practice. The Professional Capabilities Framework sets out how newly-qualified social workers can achieve this, and become 'critical practitioners' who are able to make decisions in fast-moving situations. This book is a complete guide for those practitioners who wish to engage with action learning as a way of ..."
"Abbott, C. and Boydell, T. (2012) Learning to be an action learning facilitator:
three approaches, in Pedler, M. (ed.) Action Learning in Practice, 4th edn.
Farnham: Gower. Adams, G.B. and Balfour, D.L. (2004) Unmasking
Administrative Evil. New York: M.E. Sharpe. Apps, J.W. (1985) Improving Practice
in Continuing Education: Modern Approaches for Understanding the Field and
Determining Priorities. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Arg ..."
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worktoday may indeedbetermed as promoting inclusivity and participation.
Boshyk andDilworth (2010) draw the comparison of the Quaker practice of the
clearness committee and action learning sets. ... The clearness committee works
bya person callingagroup of diversepeople whom they trust tohelp them
becomeclear with honest authentic, ... In 1944,Revansjoi ..."
"Action Learning is based on the simple idea that leaders and managers learn best by working together in a group, helping each other find solutions to real work problems through discussions. Facilitating Action Learning is a clear, concise and straightforward guide to this well-established leadership and management development technique. The role of the facilitator is to provide guidance in the action facilitation process. In this pra ..."
"As necessary, each set could meet with Mike Tomlinson to make proposals for
action, which, if approved were then given back to the set to implement. In fact,
Mike Tomlinson eventually approved all proposals but one, although it was not
unusual for them to be sent back first for re-working. This was a crucial element
which could not be faked or avoided, on either side. At the end of the three
months the firm was shut for the day and ..."
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