CYC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Johari Window, Social Contract
9 Sep 2016
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Chapter 7: professionalism and professional caring in the social-political context. Social contract between a profession and society, society provides the privilege of self-regulation, autonomy in practice and exclusivity in determining the required knowledge in exchange for the assurance of safe and competent service. Authority and expertise provide a profession with the exclusive rights to the knowledge of that profession. Core characteristic of child and youth care practice: experiential learning-> characteristic that conflicts with the functional view of professionalism that formal knowledge and formal education are the best mechanisms for learning. Formal education goes beyond basic transmission of knowledge and theory, requires practitioner to engage in self-reflection, examine personal experience and values and understand their dynamic within practice. Includes self-criticism and reflection on critical comments from others. Practitioners acknowledge mistakes and learn from them with the goal of improving professional practice. 165, cycle of experiential learning is critical to the phase of practitioner development.
