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ERIC Number: EJ1068545
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1043-7797
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Thinking Like a Social Worker: Examining the Meaning of Critical Thinking in Social Work
Mathias, John
Journal of Social Work Education, v51 n3 p457-474 2015
"Critical thinking" is frequently used to describe how social workers ought to reason. But how well has this concept helped us to develop a normative description of what it means to think like a social worker? This critical review mines the literature on critical thinking for insight into the kinds of thinking social work scholars consider important. Analysis indicates that critical thinking in social work is generally treated as a form of practical reasoning. Further, epistemological disagreements divide 2 distinct proposals for how practical reasoning in social work should proceed. Although these disagreements have received little attention in the literature, they have important implications for social work practice.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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