1 / 5

Making Small but Significant S hifts in Practice

Making Small but Significant S hifts in Practice. Critical Thinking. Reflective Activity - #1 on Worksheet. Review Handout 5-1 entitled STRENGTHENING FAMILIES™ AND CHILD WELFARE PRACTICE SKILLS

elewis
Télécharger la présentation

Making Small but Significant S hifts in Practice

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Making Small but Significant Shifts in Practice Critical Thinking

  2. Reflective Activity - #1 on Worksheet • Review Handout 5-1 entitled STRENGTHENING FAMILIES™ AND CHILD WELFARE PRACTICE SKILLS • How many of the six core practice skills apply to your day-to-day work with children and families? • List them on the worksheet.

  3. Critical thinking starts with an attitude of: • Open-mindedness • Healthy skepticism • Intellectual humility • High motivation

  4. Critical Thinking Skills in Child Welfare • Separate facts from judgments/assumptions • Recognize the likelihood of bias in personal opinions • Temporarily suspend judgment • Develop and evaluate multiple reasonable explanations • Follow up on insufficient information • Recognize personal limitations in knowledge and experience • Effectively seek out and draw upon available resources • Look for patterns rather than examining singular facts in isolation • Question both assessments made by others and personal assessments

  5. Reflective Activity - #2 on Worksheet The Video “Dads Rock! Nurturing Father Engagement” contains at least 8 statements about actions agencies and professionals can take to nurture greater father involvement in children’s lives. Watch the video, then list at least two of these “small but significant” changes.

More Related