Social Work Reflective Practice Portfolio
12 weeks · 0 milestones
Build a structured reflective practice portfolio covering at least 4 supervised social work practice experiences. Each entry must: describe the practice experience in fully anonymised terms (no service user identifying information — reference codes only), identify a social work theory or practice model applied and its observed effect on the work (attachment theory, systems theory, strengths-based practice, task-centred practice, anti-oppressive practice, or equivalent), describe a professional value or ethical tension encountered — with documented reasoning about how it was or would be navigated, and name a professional development need identified and the action taken to address it. Final portfolio reviewed and signed off by the practice educator with a written assessment of the student's professional learning and development. Requires current DBS/background check clearance. All entries fully anonymised.
Milestone map
Milestone map
3 milestones
Begin a reflective practice log maintained across the placement. Write a minimum of one substantial reflective entry per week (400+ words) using a recognised reflection model (Gibbs' cycle, Kolb's cycle, or the 'What? So what? Now what?' framework). Use anonymised case material only. This log is the foundation of your portfolio.
Proof required
Submit: (1) 4 weekly reflective entries (400+ words each) using a named reflection model; (2) note identifying which model you are using and why.
What gets checked
- Each entry uses the named model's structure explicitly — not free-form journalling
- Entries reference specific practice events, not generalised impressions
- All service users and colleagues are anonymised to role descriptors