Abstract

This chapter discusses the construction of professional identity, posing that it requires experience, analytical reflection and time, and that it is a lifelong process of learning, acting and reflecting in education and practice. The construction of professional identity is regarded as an interdependent process relating to interaction, knowledge and values, which cannot be separated when exploring identities of welfare professionals. The chapter discusses the construction of professional identity during education, in practice and across different contexts.

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