Social worker well-being and critical reflective practice

Cornejo, Fenix

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“…Despite these important critiques and challenges with reflective practice, I, similar to other scholars, see the possibility and opportunity for reflective practice as a process/tool that raises selfawareness (Whitaker & Reimer, 2017), builds upon and consolidates learning/knowledge for individual and social transformation (Cornejo, 2020;Fook, 2012;Wehbi & Straka, 2011), enables critical thinking on the role of social work in society and social work practice (Bay & Mcfarlane, 2011) and perhaps could be an avenue for acknowledging, recognizing and moderating workplace stressors for practitioners rather (Cornejo, 2020;Kinman & Grant, 2011).…”

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confidence: 74%

“…Reflective practices primarily supported individual workers in attempting to generate individual practice responses based on local contexts and as a way to tune into their emotional needs when negotiating unknown territory in search of understanding and reassurance. While organizations have an obligation to care for their staff, workplace well-being schemes are undermined by performance targets and high workloads (Cornejo, 2020). This study discovered that reflective practice plays a role in worker well-being and is a selfinitiated preventive measure for dealing with complex work situations that can lead to stress and burnout.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…As Sophia stated, the need to reflect on emotions appeared to be an important part of international practice. Social workers may find it helpful to use self-care approaches to prevent emotional fatigue and burnout (Cornejo, 2020;Iacono, 2017;Proffitt, 2008) when employed in this sector. When organizations compromise the professional wellness of their workers, it is not only the worker but also the communities with whom they work who are put at risk.…”

Section: Struggle 4: Experiences Of Burnout Exhaustion and Stressmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The literature on group supervision and group or collective reflection for social workers may be useful to help orient this contribution and to find language to translate it to the international development sphere. For example, Pare (2016) and Cornejo (2020) write that despite being risky for practitioners to lay bare their work for others to see in group reflective supervision, there is much benefit to reflecting in a group. These benefits include: the multiple perspectives afforded by the diverse social locations and personal histories of workers, the added creativity associated with generative group discussion and reflection, the group solidarity that creates a soft-landing supporting reflection and the chance to learn from one's mistakes (Cornejo, 2020;Pare, 2016).…”

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“…For example, Pare (2016) and Cornejo (2020) write that despite being risky for practitioners to lay bare their work for others to see in group reflective supervision, there is much benefit to reflecting in a group. These benefits include: the multiple perspectives afforded by the diverse social locations and personal histories of workers, the added creativity associated with generative group discussion and reflection, the group solidarity that creates a soft-landing supporting reflection and the chance to learn from one's mistakes (Cornejo, 2020;Pare, 2016). However, to capitalize on these advantages, group supervision must not be susceptible to unhelpful preoccupation with worker competence or outcomes (Pare, 2016); this may be difficult because individual actors have little control over performative requirements.…”

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Northern Social Workers’ Experiences with Reflective Practice: Analyzing Power in International Development Work

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Colonial histories, processes and experiences created conditions of inequality that continue to exist between the Global North and South and established a power dynamic that plagues international development work. Social workers who work in the international development sector are implicated in reproducing these unequal power relations through the operation and facilitation of this work. As such, they have been criticized for imposing their influence and knowledge in Southern contexts, while at the same time failing to critique the effects of Northern imposition on individuals and communities. Drawing on anti-oppressive social work practice, this project explores whether social workers' engagement with reflective practices impacts their understanding of their own positioning, power, practice strategies and negotiation with their managerial workplaces.Data was collected with the use of semi-structured interviews with Northern-trained social workers who work (or recently worked) for governments, international aid organizations, or as consultants across the Global South in the Middle East, Caribbean, Oceania, East Asia, Europe, and Africa. Participants revealed that powerful neoliberal ideas in the workplace and location-specific challenges constrained reflective practice activity.This research provides important insight and understanding into how Northern social workers working in the Global South grapple with their roles, responsibilities, identities, and positions. This study contributes research on the different possibilities for reflective practice within an anti-oppressive international social work practice framework and within international development work. These possibilities include a critical analysis of power as well as how such practices narrowed the gap between critical analysis of power and workers' practice orientation.iii Chapter One: Introduction to the ResearchThis chapter offers an overview, background and context for the research that was completed over the course of my PhD. It introduces readers to important concepts found throughout the research project and the research purpose and questions. Chapter Two: Literature ReviewThe literature review focuses on core areas of research relevant to this project-reflective practice and international development workers. This is a review of these topics as they relate to my research.

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