Professional Learning at Work

Abstract

As this book is based on research into real-life experiences, it opens with the voices of professionals describing situations where they have learnt. The first description was given by a young therapist, Nerida who works full time at a residential setting for adults with intellectual disability. Nerida commented that she often learns as a professional in seemingly incidental situations, with such incidents building upon each other. From the “gum” incident, she described not only learning more about her client but also learning more about communicating with adults with intellectual disability.