Critical Reflection: Importance, Social Location, and Intersectionality

CRITICAL REFLECTION

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Critical Self Reflection and its importance..................................................................................3
Social Location............................................................................................................................4
Personal examples.......................................................................................................................4
Changes experienced and its effect..............................................................................................5
Experiences of oppression and unearned privileges....................................................................5
Intersections of personal privileges and oppression....................................................................6
Critical social work practice........................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
The activity of critical reflection can be mainly illustrated as the activity of critically
reviewing the actions that an individual has taken in the past and the consequences or the results
that were experienced (Fook, 2007). The current essay will highlight the importance of critical
reflection for their social workers and the social location will also be discussed. Further the
unearned privileges as well experiences of oppression will also be presented by proper
justification based on personal examples. Further the impact that social work practice has on the
individual and their practices will be highlighted and lastly the approach adopted to overcome
such biases will also be represented in the report.
MAIN BODY
Critical Self Reflection and its importance
Critical self reflection is basically indicated by the ability to evaluate the actions that have
been undertaken and the results that have been obtained accordingly. The actions that an
individual undertakes always have a deeper significance and meaning and this is basically
indicated by the critical self reflection where an individual analyses both the positive attributes as
well as negative attributes that have been associated with the entire experience as well as the
actions that were taken by the individual (Heron, 2005). The activity of self reflection is not
entirely easy to implement and it often takes deep insight into oneself and the kind of personality
that an individual has so that the critical reflection activity can be carried out and implemented
accordingly. It is also essential to note that the in the social work altogether as well, the activity
of self reflection is of key importance where the emphasis lies on the need to reflect critically
and the continuous learning as well as development is also encouraged through this perspective
of critical self reflection.
For the social workers, I can adequately state that critical self reflection is an important
tool and helps in emphasising their self learning and are a part of continuous learning and
development. The self reflection helps the professionals working as social workers in identifying
what are the good practices that have been implemented by them and what are the poor or bad
practices. Based on the reflection on the past actions and the results that were obtained, the social
workers can develop a broader framework or tools that can acts as a standard or benchmark for
further treatments and cures (Fook, 2016). The activity of self reflection also helps the social
workers in critically analysing themselves and this can prove to be extremely beneficial in case
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