Neišreikštinių ir išreikštinių žinių derinimas socialinio darbo mokomosios praktikos procese

Abstract

Straipsnyje aptariami socialinių darbuotojų praktinei veiklai svarbių teorinių ir praktinių žinių formavimosi aspektai, neišreikštinių ir išreikštinių žinių rūšys, jų integracinės sąsajos ir reikšmė mokymo/si procese. Socialinių darbuotojų rengėjams svarbu paaiškinti, kaip sąmoningai atpažinti, gebėti kontroliuoti socialinio darbo teorijos ir praktikos susitikimą; netipinėse, nuolat kintančiose situacijose gebėti interpretuoti, kūrybingai taikyti abstrakčias teorijas; reflektuoti praktinę veiklą; profesionaliai veikti, įgyti kompetencijų ir įvardyti veikloje taikomas žinias

The paper aims to reveal the significance of tacit knowledge in the process of training practice of social workers by defining the concepts of the implicit and tacit knowledge and reviewing questions, which arise while teaching social workers practical activities. Social worker operates in uncertain constantly changing situation, when success depends on the client himself/herself and on various external circumstances. While training social workers or developing the skills for those who are already working, dilemma or practical problem arises as theoretical social work knowledge comparing to knowledge acquired during practice often seem to be distant, foreign and unrecognizable and both who learn and who work find difficult to relate them. The educators of social workers must answer many HOW?: be able purposely recognize and be able to control the encounter of theory and practice in the social work practice; be able interpret and creatively apply abstract theory – theoretical knowledge in atypical constantly changing situations; reflect practical activity; act professionally and deliberately – know the activities, obtain competencies and identify knowledge used in practice; use and manage not only theoretical, but also tacit knowledge. Explicit and tacit knowledge is important in the practical activity training process as in order to know how to act theoretical know how knowledge is required. In the higher education school lectors and tutors deliver explicit-declarative or theoretical knowledge for the future social workers. The practice supervisor-mentor is responsible for delivering tacit-procedural knowledge related to practical activity. Tacit knowledge in the university is also delivered during practicum, group seminars and individual consultations with tutor. In order to develop professional language, it is important to understand various categories of knowledge and how they are related. [...]