ABSTRACT

This article explores the relevance of Practice Development (PD), as developed in nursing, for fostering practice improvement and the external recognition of social work. The findings of a Delphi study among 17 social work experts reveal that PD in social work is framed as a collective endeavour embedded in a professional learning community of social workers aimed at systematically developing their practice with regard to shared recurring complex social problems. The experts reached consensus on the core components that constitute PD in the context of social work: Cooperation with a diversity of stakeholders; Linking, including the integration of multiple perspectives and adjustment to the context; Evidence Based Practice. With regard to the organisation of PD, experts agree on the importance of the practice developer role but disagree on the mandate for PD, allocation of the pd-role and competences for this role. The emphasis on collective sense making and on organisational and outside realities implies that PD in social work is consistent with the notion of connective professionalism. However, the framing of PD as a meta-activity for which only social workers share responsibility, raises also questions about its role in moving social work towards more connective forms of professionalism.

摘要

本文探讨了护理中发展的实践发展 (PD) 对促进实践改进和社会工作的外部认可的相关性。Delphi 对 17 位社会工作专家的研究结果表明，社会工作中的 PD 被构建为嵌入社会工作者专业学习社区的集体努力，旨在系统地发展他们在共同重复出现的复杂社会问题方面的实践。专家们就构成社会工作背景下 PD 的核心组成部分达成了共识： 与各种利益相关者的合作；链接，包括多视角的整合和对语境的调整；循证实践。关于PD的组织，专家们同意实践开发者角色的重要性，但不同意 PD 的任务、PD 角色的分配和该角色的能力。强调集体意义的形成以及组织和外部现实意味着社会工作中的 PD 与连接专业主义的概念是一致的。然而，将 PD 构建为只有社会工作者分担责任的元活动，也引发了对其在推动社会工作向更具联系形式的专业化方面的作用的质疑。