Social Work Practice Intro Field of Practicum

The reflection journal is designed to offer you an opportunity to reflect on your training experiences. Each reflection journal is 3-page long and should include professional reflection (2-page long) and personal reflection (1-page long). For professional reflection, you need to provide a brief description of values, skills, and knowledge, and perspectives from the trainings and write about your experience, thoughts and feelings related to any of the following topics that are covered:

• NASW code of ethics and ethical situation(s) and decision-making steps you took
• Diversity and cultural competency including School of Social Work transcultural perspective
• Different roles and functions of social worker and social service agencies
• Engagement with clients: Using interview skills
• Other professional issues (e.g., self-care, addressing self-disclosure and other boundary issues, working under supervisor, confidentiality, etc.)

For personal reflection, you include how the training experiences have affected your attitudes about certain populations and/or self-awareness regarding personal knowledge limitations and biases.