buc-bergen university college - anne karin larsen reflection on learning and professionalisation of...

BUC-Bergen University College - Anne Karin Larsen

Reflection on learning Reflection on learning and and

professionalisation of professionalisation of social work in Europesocial work in Europe

Reflection on learning Reflection on learning and and

professionalisation of professionalisation of social work in Europesocial work in Europe

Presentation for the theme 3.3 Presentation for the theme 3.3 at the Summer School in Parma at the Summer School in Parma

20052005


Content for this presentation

• Reflection on learning - why is this important

• Professionalisation and the role of social workers in Europe


Parallell processes• Learning and problem solving in social

work is connected to a process of interaction

• Students position as learner – problem solving

• clients problem solving work• The ending phase in a problem solving

process: evaluation and future approach


Reflection on learning• Evaluation of results• Evaluation of the process

– Registration – (look to your experiences - what happend?

– Analyzing – do the reflective process - how was this experience, how did it influence me?

– Planning for future – what are the outcomes


BehaviourIdeas

Feelings

Returning to experienceAttending to feelings

-utilizing positive feelings-removing obstructing feelings

Re-evaluating experience

New perspectivesChange in behaviour

Readiness for applicationCommitment to action

Experience(s) reflective process outcomes


professionalisation• ”A profession will be developed

when the society identify a complex need of great importance for the society and when solving of this problems demands more specialised knowledge and skills than an ordinary man of the society have.”

Compton & Galaway (1994:chapter 6)


Elements in professionalisation

• Professional status• Foundation of knowledge• The professionals’ ability to state

the reasons for their actions and interventions theoretically


Frames for social work• Professional social work is existing

in a constant tension between:– The individual and society– Help and control– Theory and practice


Different ways to describe professionalisation

• Collective process• Individual process• Socialisation process• Societal process

Dellgran & Höjer (2003: pp37-38)


references• Adams, Dominelli and Payne (1998): Social Work, themes, issues and critical debates. The

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Oslo • Boud,D; Keogh,R; Walker,D (ed) ( 1989):Reflection: Turning Experience into Learning. Kogan

Page. NY. • Compton, B. & Galaway, B (1999) : Social Work Processes, 6. Utg. California : Belmont • Curriculum plan (2004/05): Social Work in Europe available at the www:

http://home.hib.no/ahs/virclass/curriculum_plan.html#22• Dellgran,P & Höjer,S (2003): Unbalanced Professionalisation. On Status and Stratification in

Swedish Social Work. Social Work in Europe volume 10/2003:pp37-48.• Dellgran,P & Höjer,S (2005): Privatisation as professinalisation? Attitudes, motives and

achievements among Swedish social workers. European Journal of Social Work. Vol.8,no1 pp39-62.

• Larsen,A K (2004): Norway. In Campanini, A & Frost,E (edr) 2004: European Social Work. Commonalities and Differences. Carocci. Rome.

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