Field Education 1 Reflection

Week 2

Building Relationships

Focusing on respectful professional connections with residents through daily conversations, active listening, and shared activities during placement.

Reflection on Practice

Trust Develops Through Presence

Meaningful social work engagement does not always require formal intervention. Taking time to listen, showing genuine interest, and allowing residents to share their experiences form the core of relationship-based practice.

Trust develops gradually through consistency, empathy, and deep respect for personal boundaries. Small daily interactions lay the essential foundation for residents to feel heard, comfortable, and valued.

Core Competencies

Insights & Skill Development

Active Communication

Rapport & Trust

Person-Centred Respect

Developing active listening skills and initiating everyday conversations with growing confidence, patience, and authentic warmth.

Building genuine professional trust through consistent, respectful, and transparent daily interactions with residents.

Recognising individual identity, life experiences, and personal strengths while fully respecting boundaries and autonomy.

Theoretical Foundations

Grounded in strengths-based, person-centred, and relationship-based social work frameworks.