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How can Social Work professionals improve their critical thinking skills?

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Critical thinking is the ability to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information from various sources and perspectives, and to apply it to solve problems and make decisions. It is an essential skill for social work professionals, who often face complex and dynamic situations that require creativity, flexibility, and judgment. However, critical thinking is not something that can be taken for granted or assumed to be innate. It requires constant practice, reflection, and feedback. Here are some ways that social work professionals can improve their critical thinking skills.

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1 Assess your own assumptions

To improve your critical thinking, it's important to identify and challenge the assumptions, biases, and beliefs that may be influencing your perception and interpretation of reality. These assumptions are often based on personal experiences, values, emotions, or stereotypes, and can limit your ability to consider alternative perspectives or possibilities. To assess your own assumptions, ask yourself questions such as: what do you already know or think about this issue or situation? How did you come to this knowledge or opinion? What evidence or sources do you have to support your view? How might your view be influenced by your background, culture, or identity? What are some alternative or opposing views that you might encounter or consider? And how can you test or verify your assumptions or hypotheses? By doing this assessment of your own assumptions, you can become more aware of your own thinking process and more open to learning and changing your mind.

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Dr. Joey (The Traveling Social Workers)? Pagano, DSW, LSW, CRS, FPS, Life Coach

?? 2024 Mental Health America, Pittsburgh Recovery Walk Advocate, NASW Emerging Leader, & PA Peer Support Coalition Award Winner?? | 2 X #1 Best-Seller & Pulitzer Contender ??? | Pioneer in SUD Education ??
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?? "Think Outside the Box, Inside Someone's World!" ?? As a social worker, I've learned that critical thinking isn't just about analyzing facts; it's about immersing in the client's perspective. ?? I recall working with a young teen facing homelessness. Instead of traditional methods, we mapped his life through his own stories, revealing underlying issues missed by standard assessments. This taught me to value narrative understanding as much as analytical reasoning. ???? Social workers, how do you blend empathy with critical thinking to uncover deeper truths? Let's share our stories and broaden our horizons! #SocialWorkInsights #EmpathyInAction ????

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Carlos Nú?ez Rodríguez

Encargado de Compras en Solindec / Docente ON LINE en IACC
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Las personas tienen visiones distintas de una misma realidad, sumado a que no somos proclives a conceder una opinión contrapuesta. Por eso quien se ve sometido a evaluar una situación desprejuiciadamente, debe hacer un trabajo previo interno de sacudirse de aquellos muros que sesgan su visión, teniendo la humildad y apertura de aceptar lo que las se?ales le muestren en la forma mas abierta posible.

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Alice Van Malder

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Il est essentiel de remettre constamment en question son mode de fonctionnement : notamment à travers l'écoute active des remarques d'autrui, l'analyse et résultats obtenus et surtout : en posant un regard réflexif, en amont, aux éléments (hypothèses, préjugés, croyances ...) qui nous influencent.

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2 Seek diverse and credible sources

To improve your critical thinking, it is important to seek out diverse and credible sources of information and knowledge. Doing so can expose you to different viewpoints, experiences, and evidence that can challenge your assumptions, expand your horizons, and stimulate your curiosity. Additionally, reliable and accurate sources can help you form sound judgments and arguments. To find these sources, you should use multiple and varied sources of information such as books, journals, websites, podcasts, videos or experts. It is also important to evaluate the quality and relevance of the sources by considering factors like the author, the date, the purpose, the evidence, the bias or the reputation. Furthermore, comparing and contrasting the sources can be beneficial by looking at similarities, differences, strengths, weaknesses or gaps. Finally, integrating and synthesizing the sources can help you identify main points, themes, implications or conclusions. By seeking diverse and credible sources of information and knowledge you can broaden your knowledge base as well as deepen your analysis and evaluation of an issue or situation.

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Carlos Nú?ez Rodríguez

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Estadísticamente, es más factible llegar a un consenso mientras más fuentes disponibles se analicen, en vez de tomar en cuenta sólo algunas de ellas. También es importante validar las fuentes mediante algunos criterios. Por ejemplo, por origen, trayectoria, influencia privada o pública, frutos obtenidos, respetabilidad, entre otras.

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3 Ask critical questions

A third way to improve your critical thinking is to ask critical questions that can help you clarify, explore, and challenge the issue or situation. These questions are open-ended, probing, and reflective, and can help you uncover assumptions, identify problems, generate solutions, and evaluate outcomes. Moreover, they can also assist in effective communication, constructive collaboration, and active learning. To ask critical questions, you can use frameworks such as the 5 Ws and 1 H (Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How), the Socratic Method (asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and expose contradictions or inconsistencies), or Bloom's Taxonomy (asking questions that involve different levels of cognitive skills). Asking critical questions can help enhance your critical thinking skills and improve your social work practice.

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Andrés Barrientos Cisternas

VCISO - MSc (c) in Information Security and Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity Engineer | C | CISO - EC Council.
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Critical thinking is fundamental, but little is sought with the extreme rationalization of phenomena. Per se the human being constantly judges acts and arbitrations, but not the act itself in its day to day. I invite us to rethink our actions from the basis of a higher state of consciousness such as religions and oriental culture, where the being has a high awareness of himself, of his environment, of his space in time and in society. We are what we think and critical thinking itself is the evolution of the questioning of the personal ideology in its deepest state.

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Carlos Nú?ez Rodríguez

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Para aprender a hacer preguntas abiertas hay que practicar. Tendemos a hacer la pregunta casi respondiéndola. Un ejemplo: Cómo estás? Todo bien? Eso deja poco espacio para la respuesta, que se reduce a generalmente un si....

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4 Reflect on your actions and outcomes

A fourth way to improve your critical thinking is to reflect on your actions and outcomes, and to learn from your experiences and feedback. Reflection is the process of examining and interpreting your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and their consequences in relation to the issue or situation. It can help you identify strengths and weaknesses, recognize mistakes and successes, and improve performance. To do this, you can review and document your actions and outcomes, analyze and evaluate them for effectiveness, appropriateness, or impact, as well as plan and implement changes or improvements. Through reflection on your actions and outcomes you can foster a growth mindset for continuous improvement.

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Christian B. Ellsworth

Tech Native Senior Consultant, vCISO - Xoogler
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During incidents, deployments and events, there is plenty of information valuable for improvement, but you and the team need to harvest it. After action reports on what went well, what went wrong and what you should do better the next time, are the base for improvement. Be critical of the actions and omissions.

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5 Seek feedback and mentoring

One way to improve your critical thinking is to seek feedback and mentoring from others who can offer you constructive criticism, guidance, and support. This can help you gain new insights, perspectives, and skills while also providing the opportunity to overcome challenges, cope with stress, and celebrate achievements. To seek feedback and mentoring, you should identify people who can provide it, ask for specific and timely feedback, listen and respond to the feedback given, and apply and follow up on the advice given. Through this process, you can benefit from the wisdom of others and develop your professional competence and confidence.

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6 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

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Ann R.

Religious Trauma and Queer Empowerment Psychotherapist | Founder of AMR Therapy | Consulting | Author and Trainer
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As a fellow social work professional deeply committed to fostering inclusivity and empathy, I believe enhancing critical thinking skills is pivotal in our field. Continuous education is key. Stay engaged with current research, attend workshops, and participate in diverse training programs—especially those focusing on the intersectionality of identities. Embrace a collaborative mindset; engage in reflective supervision and seek diverse perspectives. Cultivate a passion for social justice, applying critical thinking to address systemic issues. By fostering a curious, open-minded approach, we can navigate complexities and contribute meaningfully to the well-being of those we serve.

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1 Assess your own assumptions

2 Seek diverse and credible sources

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4 Reflect on your actions and outcomes

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6 Here’s what else to consider

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6 Here’s what else to consider

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