Curriculum „Enhancing participative practice in social work”

3. Level 1: Basic academic level (1st cycle) module

3.2. Lesson 2 (2 hours) preparatory considerations – the personal context

Theme	Topic	Guiding
Motivation	Social work is a profession that expresses a certain “vision” of society – Orientation options could be - A just society - A well functioning society - A clearly structured society - ….	What were the basic motivations for you wanting to be a social worker?
Awareness	All action and interaction take place within personal value systems that include preconceptions, biases, cultural traditions and fundamental personal beliefs. Elements that make up a personal profile Elements that make up a professional profile	In what situation do I become aware of my “guiding beliefs”? Where do they coincide with / conflict with what is expected of a social worker?
Reflection	Preparation for and accompaniment of participative learning processes must therefore be guided by explicitly organised and guided opportunities for reflection. Learning from reflection can only take place in a non- authoritarian context and relationships that allow also for ambiguity and mistakes to be openly recognised (Sicora, 2017)	What kind of situations make me reflect? What categories of topics does my reflecting activate? What circumstances and conditions facilitate my reflecting?

Resources:

Adams, R. (2008). Empowerment, participation, and social work (4th ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Sicora, A. (2017). Reflective Practice, Risk and Mistakes in Social Work. Journal of Social Work Practice, 31(4). https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2017.1394823.

*Sterling, J., Jost, J. T. a Hardin, C. D. (2019). Liberal and Conservative Representations of the Good Society: A (Social) Structural Topic Modeling Approach. SAGE Open 9 (2). https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244019846211