Critical Thinking for Social Workers: Exercises for the Helping Professions

Abstract

PART ONE: CRITICAL THINKING: WHAT IT IS AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT Introduction The Role of Critical Thinking in the Helping Professions Exercise 1 Making Decisions about Intervention Exercise 2 Reviewing Your Beliefs about Knowledge PART TWO: RECOGNIZING PROPAGANDA IN HUMAN SERVICES ADVERTISING Exercise 3 Evaluating Human Service Advertisements Exercise 4 Watching Doctor Fox Exercise 5 Does Scaring Youth Help Them 'Go Straight'? Applying Principles of Reasoning, Inference, Decision Making and Evaluation PART THREE: FALLACIES AND PITFALLS IN PROFESSIONAL DECISION MAKING: WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW TO AVOID THEM Exercise 6 Using the Professional Thinking Form Exercise 7 Reasoning-in-Practice Game A Common Practice Fallacies Exercise 8 Reasoning-in-Practice Game B Group and Interpersonal Dynamics Exercise 9 Reasoning-in-Practice Game C Cognitive Biases in Practice Exercise 10 Preparing a Fallacies Film Festival Exercise 11 Fallacy-Spotting in Professional Contexts PART FOUR: THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION DECISIONS Exercise 12 Evaluating Study Quality and Treatment Effect Exercise 13 Describing Problems A Key Part of Assessment Exercise 14 Making Predictions Exercise 15 Critical Thinking as a Guide to Making Ethical Decisions Exercise 16 Error as Process Templating, Justification and Ratcheting Exercise 17 Evaluating Diagnostic Tests Exercise 18 Reviewing Intervention Plans Exercise 19 Analyzing Arguments Exercise 20 Thinking Critically about Case Records PART FIVE: IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL AND PRACTICE ENVIRONMENTS Exercise 21 Encouraging a Culture of Thoughtfulness Exercise 22 Evaluating the Teaching of Critical-Thinking Skills Exercise 23 Problem-Based Learning Exercise 24 Evidence-Based Practice

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