Social construction and social work practice
Subtitle: interpretations and innovations
By: edited by Stanley L Witkin
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9780231152464; 9780231530309
Subjects: Social constructionism; Social service
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Beginning the journey / Stanley L Witkin; title: An introduction to social constructions; title: Honoring client perspectives through collaborative practice : shifting from assessment to reflective exploration / J. Christopher Hall; title: Becoming a social constructionist : from Freudian beginnings to narrative ends / Ruth Dean; title: The car, the rain, and meaningful conversation : reflexivity and practice / Fiona Gardner; title: Thinking and acting constructively in child protection / Nigel Parton; title: Mostly we played with whatever she chose / Deborah R. Major; title: Shedding light on the expert witness role in child welfare work : the value of social construction / Trish Walsh; title: Family therapy with a larger aim / Dan Wulff and Sally St. George; title: Opening a space for hope in a landscape of despair : trauma and violence work with men who have sexually abused minors / Marie Keenan; title: Narrative supervision and professional development for school teachers in Hong Kong / Wai-fong Ting; title: When woman-at-risk meets youth-at-risk : engaging the discursive practices of the nation-state / Martha Kuwee Kumsa.