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Social workers' judgements: Case study on personal experience, professional training, and practice environment

  • Chi Kin Kwan*
  • , Ernest Wing Tak Chui
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

Abstract

Given the vital basis of the professional judgments made by social workers, this article proposes a framework with which to study the complex mechanisms involved in their judgments that considers three Ps: personal experience, professional training, and practice environment. Using a qualitative case study analysis, the authors apply the framework to examine the experiences of 20 Chinese social workers based in Hong Kong. Three cases have been selected to illustrate three trajectories as revealed from the 20 cases. Consistent with the notion of reflective practice, the analysis enhances the understanding of the forces behind the judgments that social workers make.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)240-253
Number of pages14
JournalInternational Social Work
Volume65
Issue number2
Online published6 Apr 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2022

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UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education

Research Keywords

  • Professional judgments
  • reflective practice
  • self
  • social work education
  • social work practice
  • STUDENTS
  • IMPACT
  • KNOWLEDGE
  • RELEVANCE
  • POLICY

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