ABSTRACT

Reflective practice helps clinicians manage the complexity and uncertainty inherent in day-to-day practice. This is important given the high rates of burnout, turnover, and trauma-related stress among social workers and other clinicians. Using focus groups with 55 social work and child development graduate students and alumni, this study explored how engaging in a reflective practice framework, including individual reflective supervision and reflective practice seminars, impacted emerging clinicians’ self-care in positive and meaningful ways. Participants reported being better able to care for themselves both personally and professionally; having improved emotional health; having better satisfaction, sustainability, and longevity on the job; and developing a new standard (model) for their future practice. This study has important implications for how higher education institutions prepare social work and other social service professionals, suggesting that the institutionalization of reflective practice during graduate school, may help future practitioners care better for not only their clients, but also themselves.

摘要

反思性实践有助于临床医生管理日常实践中固有的复杂性和不确定性。鉴于社会工作者和其他临床医生的职业倦怠、人员流动和与创伤相关的压力较高，这一点很重要。本研究使用由 55 名社会工作和儿童发展研究生和校友组成的焦点小组，探讨了如何参与反思性实践框架，包括个人反思性监督和反思性实践研讨会，以积极和有意义的方式影响新兴临床医生的自我保健。参与者报告说能够更好地照顾自己，无论是个人还是职业；情绪健康得到改善；在工作中具有更好的满意度、可持续性和寿命；并为他们未来的实践制定新的标准（模型）。