Brava! I congratulate the editors and contributors for this spellbinding book. I became engrossed in the various narratives, each presenting its own portrait of courage, resilience, and professional and personal discovery. The authors give voice to the hidden social work heroes who make a difference in people's everyday lives. Thank you for sharing your commitment, your creativity, and your humanity. ... Read moreThis book is a magnificent read!
Alex Gitterman, University of Connecticut School of Social Work Within the context of the helping process, our stories, our clients' stories, and the stories of our time and times past enlighten social work practice. The complexities of humanity cannot be adequately understood through a digitalized format-well-crafted narrative continues to be a cornerstone of the social work profession. Narrative in Social Work Practice is a thoughtfully edited collection, essential for any social worker who wants to better understand why, when, and how we address the human condition.
Thomas Sedgwick, vice-president, the Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care This pathbreaking book is essential reading for social work practitioners, educators, supervisors, and researchers and their allies in related professions and disciplines who focus on human dialogue, interpretation, memory, and creativity as tools of their trade.
Barbara Levy Simon, Columbia University School of Social Work This beautifully written book illustrates a variety of narrative methods and how they can be personalized in practice to reflect the unique experiences and skills of the individual social worker. For social workers and other helping professionals, this book is just the ticket.
Martha Dore, Director of Social Work Research (ret.), Cambridge Child Guidance Center, Harvard University Department of Psychiatry Show Less