Journal article
How Does Critical Reflection Develop Possibilities for Emancipatory Change? An Example from an Empirical Research Project research project
British Journal of Social Work, Vol.42(8), pp.1513-1532
2012
Abstract
This paper provides a practice-based research example of how critical reflection developed possibilities for emancipatory change. Specifically, it traces the experiential process of one practitioner who participated in a recent research project. This original research tested the possibilities for critical reflection to produce change in practitioners engaged in supporting victims/survivors of sexual assault in the context of the Australian criminal justice system. The paper contributes to addressing a gap that has been identified in the literature concerning a lack of empirical evidence to support the claims made about critical reflection by its proponents. The paper provides an empirical example of the deconstruction and reconstruction processes involved in the research that enabled this practitioner to overcome her initial sense of fatalism and powerlessness, to instead envision new ways to engage with adversity and creative strategies to work towards emancipatory change and social justice within a micro-practice context.
Details
- Title
- How Does Critical Reflection Develop Possibilities for Emancipatory Change? An Example from an Empirical Research Project research project
- Authors
- Christine Morley (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
- Publication details
- British Journal of Social Work, Vol.42(8), pp.1513-1532
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Date published
- 2012
- DOI
- 10.1093/bjsw/bcr153
- ISSN
- 0045-3102
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449869602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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