Developing professional curiosity in adult social care
Examine the importance of professional curiosity in adult social care practice.
This workshop will support practitioners to build the skills and knowledge to embed professional curiosity as a central component of their practice. Participants will examine the importance of professional curiosity in adult social care practice and explore learning from situations where professional curiosity has not always been evident.
Participants will also be provided with different tools, practices and skills to support professionally curious practice.
Designed for
Social care practitioners working directly with adults.
Learning outcomes
As a result of attending this workshop participants will be able to:
- Describe professional curiosity and outline what it looks like in practice.
- Explain why professional curiosity is a central component of effective adult social care practice.
- Apply tools that support being professionally curious.
- Recognise factors that can affect professional curiosity.
- Understand the role of reflective supervision in professional curiosity.
- Plan how to better integrate professional curiosity into practice.
Professional curiosity in safeguarding adults: Strategic Briefing (2020)
This Strategic Briefing draws from research and Safeguarding Adults Reviews to examine the nature of professional curiosity, some of the barriers that inhibit professionally curious practice, and the enablers that strategic leaders can put in place to create the conditions for a culture of curiosity in their organisations.
Critical reflection and analysis: Learning Pathway
This Learning Pathway explores why critical reflection and analysis are foundational to effective practice in social care and provides tools and reflective questions to build on your skills and knowledge.
What is professional curiosity?
Emily Smith, Research in Practice Research and Development Officer, delves deeper into the topic and reflects on how practitioners might develop their practice.