Research Catalog

Title

Social construction and social work practice : interpretations and innovations / edited by Stanley L Witkin.

Publication

New York : Columbia University Press, 2012.

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Details

Additional Authors

Witkin, Stanley L, 1947-

Description

xi, 354 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subject

• Social constructionism
• Social service
• Sozialarbeit
• Theorie
• Sozialarbeit
• Soziale Konstruktion
• Social service > teori, filosofi
• Socialt arbete > teori, filosofi

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Beginning the journey / Stanley L Witkin -- An introduction to social constructions -- Honoring client perspectives through collaborative practice : shifting from assessment to reflective exploration / J. Christopher Hall -- Becoming a social constructionist : from Freudian beginnings to narrative ends / Ruth Dean -- The car, the rain, and meaningful conversation : reflexivity and practice / Fiona Gardner -- Thinking and acting constructively in child protection / Nigel Parton -- Mostly we played with whatever she chose / Deborah R. Major -- Shedding light on the expert witness role in child welfare work : the value of social construction / Trish Walsh -- Family therapy with a larger aim / Dan Wulff and Sally St. George -- Opening a space for hope in a landscape of despair : trauma and violence work with men who have sexually abused minors / Marie Keenan -- Narrative supervision and professional development for school teachers in Hong Kong / Wai-fong Ting -- When woman-at-risk meets youth-at-risk : engaging the discursive practices of the nation-state / Martha Kuwee Kumsa.

ISBN

• 9780231152464
• 0231152469
• 9780231530309
• 0231530307

LCCN

2011012093

OCLC

• ocn711988991
• 711988991
• SCSB-1617359

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library