Table of Contents

CRITICAL POTENTIAL AND CURRENT CHALLENGES
The Critical Tradition of Social Work
Current Contexts of Practice: Challenges and Possibilities
RETHINKING IDEAS
New Ways of Knowing
Power
Discourse, Language and Narrative
Identity and Difference
REDEVELOPING PRACTICES
Critical Deconstruction and Reconstruction
Empowerment
Problem Conceptualization and Assessment
Narrative Strategies
Contextual Practice: Strategies for Working in and with Contexts
Ongoing Learning

About the Author

Jan Fook has social work degrees from the University of New South Wales and the University of Sydney and PhD from the University of Southampton and is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (UK). She has had a long career as a social work educator and a Professor of Education and has also worked in continuing education and the interprofessional field in Australia, the UK, Canada, Norway and the USA. She is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Social Work at the University of Vermont. She is best known for her work on critical social work, practice research and critical reflection and has published extensively in these areas. She has travelled widely delivering lectures and workshops on critical reflection.

Reviews

The content and approach offer a high standard of learning materials for students studying social work. 
*Audrey Roulston*

It is a very useful book that integrates post modern and critical theory in a way that challenges the reader to develop more effective social work practice.
*Anna Gupta*

Fook is effective in placing herself within her writing and this compels readers to journey with her in exploring the interface of our evolving personal and professional selves.
*G. Brent Angell*

This has been a valuable resource both in my teaching of undergraduate social work and for my own continuous development. 
*Prospera Tedam*

This book is our "social work bible". 
*Christine Morley*

A must-read for progressive social work.
*Merlinda Weinberg*