As critical thinking is not just thinking
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Dec 6, 2023
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1.
As critical thinking is not just thinking, but thinking which entails self-improvement, discuss the
ways in which your judgment, problem solving, and decision-making has improved since your
understanding of the application of critical thinking to your learning and practice of social work.
I feel that so far during my field placement I have had a chance to improve my judgment,
problem solving and decision-making skills and application of critical thinking through several
different avenues. An example of my improvement in my critical thinking skills is there is not
always one way to solve a problem in the field placement I am in. Many of the clients I see will
respond to different types of care depending on the mental state they are in. I have gotten
better in finding out which of the 3 brain-body states a client is in so that I can provide adequate
treatment based off that current brain state.
2.
Explain your understanding of the critical thinking process and its relevance to inform and
communicate professional judgment as a social work student both in classroom and at your field
placement.
Critical thinking process is used in all career paths and walks of life but is especially prevalent in
the social work profession because we are tasked with gathering relevant information about a
client and based on that information, we are supposed to offer solutions through various
intervention methods. I use the critical thinking process as an asset in evaluating he needs of my
clients in my field placement by using my knowledge and professional guidance to determine
which interventions work best for each client.
3.
Give an example on how you have used critical thinking at your field placement. What was the
outcome? What lesson did you learn? If faced with the same situation, what would you do
differently?
There was one instance that I recently used critical thinking at my field placement and that is
when one of my clients was not listening to what my co-worker was asking of them. I used to
work as a DSP who worked with clients who had similar quirks. The client was refusing to
acknowledge my coworker’s directions why’ll we were playing an activity game. With my
professional judgment I said to the client “I can’t take my turn until you follow my co workers
instructions”. Immediately after I said that the client was absolutely locked into the activity game
why’ll following the instructions my co worker had laid out. I decided on this course of action
because many of my clients who I used to work with in the past would respond well to reward
based actions with the example of the reward in this case is the continuance of the game. The
situation went over positively, but in the future I would intervene faster instead of later on in the
session.
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