Challenges of Critical Reflection: ‘Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained’

Fook, Jan; Askeland, Gurid Aga

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“…PAR asserts that experiential knowledge is a valid form of expertise (Altpeter, Schopler, Galinsky, & Pennell, 1999) and that "given the proper tools, the people most affected by a problem are not only capable of better understanding their realities, but are also the best equipped to address their struggles" (Koirala-Azad & Fuentes 2009. PAR aims to eliminate power differentials between professional researchers and community experts, and uses critical reflection that legitimizes personal and emotional experiences in the framing of knowledge (Fook & Askeland, 2007), with the ultimate goal of influencing social change (Brydon-Miller, 1997). While traditional qualitative forms of data gathering (focus groups) were utilized in this research, persons with previous experiences of homelessness were involved in all phases of the study, including the initial design, the development of research questions, the recruitment of participants and co-researchers, the facilitation of focus groups, the analysis of data, and the creation of knowledge through report writing and dissemination.…”

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Community Voices: Insights on Social and Human services from People with Lived Experiences of Homelessness

Walsh

Lorenzetti

St-Denis

et al. 2016

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Community Voices is a participatory action research study conducted in collaboration with people with lived experiences of homelessness in Calgary, Alberta to gather insights into service provision. Following convenience and snowball recruitment strategies, seven focus groups with members of the homeless community were conducted by trained facilitators. Participants and other community members were invited as coresearchers to analyze focus group transcripts, highlight key issues, develop themes and recommendations, and share key findings with stakeholders. Study findings suggest that people who are homeless experience oppression at the personal, cultural and structural levels which make it less likely for them to exit homelessness. Our findings suggests that a housing first approach coupled with intensive personalized case management embedded within a human rights framework has the capacity to reduce homelessness and overcome the barriers that prevent individuals from exiting homelessness. Such interventions, however, require substantial investment to increase the stock of affordable housing units, improve current shelter facilities, and educate personnel in anti-oppressive practices and a political commitment to recognize housing as a human right.

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Community Voices: Insights on Social and Human services from People with Lived Experiences of Homelessness

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Lorenzetti

St-Denis

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“…Critical reflection is a concept with many faces. In the literature a large diversity of terminology is used to describe it, such as reflective judgment, critical thinking, reflection and reflective practice (Delany and Watkin 2009;Fook and Askeland 2007;King and Kitchener 2004;Mann et al 2007;Maudsley and Strivens 2000;J. D. Mezirow 1990;J.…”

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Critically Reflective Work Behaviour Within Autonomous Professionals’ Learning Communities

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Endedijk

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Vocations and Learning

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Informal learning communities in which participants show critically reflective work behaviour (CRWB) have the potential to support lifelong learning. In practice this behaviour does not always occur in groups of autonomous professionals. This study explores design principles (DPs) that could act as social affordances for CRWB, within the context of healthcare professionals. From the literature, 28 DPs were deduced. In an online Delphi study, 12 experts gave their opinions about these. To explore strategies for implementation of these DPs, a faceto-face expert discussion meeting was organized. The Delphi study resulted in a subset of 13 DPs considered to be relevant for CRWB. Some of the design principles were confirmed or reformulated, others were considered to be unimportant. Exploration of strategies for implementation confirmed the importance of having moderators from within the group. The results of this study, combining issues of design and implementation, could contribute to the discussion about the support and set-up of learning communities for autonomous professionals. A framework for Vocations and Learning (2011) 4:41-62

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“…Some of these models are adopted from the fields of business, education, and psychiatry while others are specific to child welfare. Most of the models hold similar perspectives as will be seen in subsequent To expand on enlightenment consciousness, Fook and Askeland (2007) introduce the concept of critical reflection which " involves the identification of deep-seated assumptions, but with the primary purpose of bringing about some improvements in professional practice" (p. 2).…”

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“…However, it can be a challenging process for professionals because it challenges their practice, exposes certain areas of their practice that they may not want others to know, and they may feel empty in the process (Fook & Askeland, 2007). Exposing private information to the class, receiving feedback, refreshing old and sad memories, and confidentiality issues can be disturbing for Moreover, this process cannot be completed within a short while and may, in fact, never be completed.…”

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Cultural competency and child welfare practice: issues in aboriginal child welfare

Tanyi¹

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This practicum report examines the concept of cultural competency in Nezul Be Hunuyeh Child and Family Services Agency in Fort St. James This agency serves Aboriginal people from the Nak'azdli band and Tl'azten Nation, who live on reserves around Fort St. James area. The report examines how workers approach cultural competency, the challenges they face in doing so, and how these challenges impact their use of cultural competency. The methods used to conduct this study included observation, discussion with workers and key members of the community, and consultation with my practicum supervisor. It was realized that workers use cultural competency in appropriate ways. Possible reasons to support this are; the agency' s clearly stated mission statement and the level of delegation the agency has achieved. The challenges faced by workers are not directly related to the worker-client relationship, but to issues arising from the meso and macro levels. These issues could begin to be addressed through a government reconciliation process with Aboriginal people. This reconciliation process would open up ways for policy changes, which will promote more culturally relevant programs and services on reserve. It is recommended that future practicum students consider practicum in a government structure or perhaps divide time between the two agencies to understand the views stemming from both structures.

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Challenges of Critical Reflection: ‘Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained’

Cited by 212 publications

References 3 publications

Community Voices: Insights on Social and Human services from People with Lived Experiences of Homelessness

Community Voices: Insights on Social and Human services from People with Lived Experiences of Homelessness

Critically Reflective Work Behaviour Within Autonomous Professionals’ Learning Communities

Cultural competency and child welfare practice: issues in aboriginal child welfare

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