The Social Work Retreat Experience: An Informal Educational Technique for Integrating Professional and Personal Development

Abstract

This paper addresses a structured retreat experience as a technique for professional development that integrates formal and informal educational processes. The authors define the social work retreat, present a rationale for its use within the larger context of social work education, present findings from two different retreats, illustrate specific activities that have been used, and suggest recommendations for using the social work retreat in other programs.