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Duality Of Critical Analysis In Health And Social Care

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In order to highlight the complexity of this case I will give the reader a brief insight. The duality of the assessment in terms of assessing the needs of the service user and the assessment of the suitability of the carers to care for a vulnerable service user made the task challenging particularly as I had never completed an assessment prior to this experience. Critical reflection was important throughout so as to ensure I made sound judgements as this intervention would have a massive impact on the life of the service user.

Sheppard and Charles (2014 p.2057) acknowledge critical thinking as a longstanding pillar of our understanding of the nature of social work. Critically thinking about how we practice for example in terms of power

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