Students - What is critical analysis and why should I do it?

The BASW Charitable Foundation for Social work is delighted to share details of the BASW Foundation Student Development Programme - The Art of Social Work. 

An exciting new initiative enabling social work students to access free webinar style training sessions, covering topics that augment the University syllabus.

Sessions are suitable for student delegates nationwide. Click here for details of the full programme.

Session Summary

Critical analysis is a key aspect of social work on many levels. Sometimes students get feedback on their work that they “need to be more critical” and they may not always understand what that means or how to be more ‘critical.’ This session will support learning around critical reflection using the ‘what? why? how?’ framework. 

Learning Outcomes

• Understand what critical analysis is
• Explore why it is important in social work practice
• Guidance on how to develop your critical analysis skills

Trainer Bio

Siobhan Maclean has been a social worker for over 30 years and became a practice educator in 1995. Siobhan has worked independently for a number of years. As an independent her work is varied but includes training, devising practice learning resources and consultancy work. Siobhan still very much enjoys working as a practice educator and currently works with a few students a year in an off site capacity.

In 2004 Siobhan was appointed to the position of Secretary of the International Federation of Social Workers, holding this position for eight years. She still maintains close international links and enjoys working to support practice educators in countries where social work education is in the early stages of development.

Siobhan was recently appointed a Visiting Professor at the University of Chester. She is also an Editorial Board member of the Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning.

Siobhan has written widely, mostly around social work theory and critical reflection. She is committed to making the knowledge base accessible to busy practitioners and set up Kirwin Maclean Associates as an independent publishing organisation based on the values and ethics of social work.

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