"Transformative approaches to social work have been popular for some time. Most discussions of this perspective, however, focus on actual practice with clients or service users, not educational contexts. In addition, there is often a lack of clarity about what ""transformative"" really means, both in theory and in practice.
This book brings together a range of contributors to reconsider transformative social work, focusing on concrete examples in academic settings both inside and outside the classroom. They illustrate theories and practices of transformative social work in the academy in detail from different standpoints. Chapters by scholars at all career stages, students, staff, and managers consider all aspects of academic work-teaching and learning, research, and administration-as well as labor that academics perform outside the university. Authors describe their understanding of a transformative perspective as well as the practices that flow from this conception, providing rich detail on how a transformative approach can be implemented.
This book stands out for the breadth of its focus, its international contributions, and its openness about the new challenges involved in doing transformative work today. It develops an expansive and systematic understanding of what ""transformative"" can mean across the entire academic and professional context of social work education."
Edited by:
Jan Fook,
Danielle Jatlow
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9780231207010
ISBN 10: 0231207018
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 27 February 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Part I. The Theoretical, Cultural, Community, and University Context Introduction: What Is a Transformative Approach in Social Work?, by Jan Fook and Brenda Solomon 1. Revisiting Transformative Thinking in Social Work, by Anna Gupta 2. Transformative Social Work Contributions at the Executive Level, by Wanda Heading-Grant and Jan Fook 3. Managing a Transformative Departmental Culture, by Jan Fook 4. Developing a Transformative Approach as a Whole Department, by Ken Bechtel, Kate Ball Clem, Jan Fook, and BC Garvey 5. Anti-Racist Practices in Academia: Transformative Perspectives on Administration, by Laura S. Abrams, Dominique Mikell Montgomery, Jason Anthony Plummer, Gerry Laviña, Nana Sarkodee-Adoo, Latoya Small, and Nicole Vazquez 6. Transformative Justice in Praxis: Creating the Alliance of Disability and Social Work, by Sarah Nunes and Diane R. Wiener Part II. Core Concepts and Courses in the Transformative Curriculum 7. Reflections on a Transformative Relational Experience, by Danielle Jatlow 8. Transformative Field Education: A Relational Approach, by JB Barna 9. Ethical Considerations on Racism: Strategies for a Transformative Anti-Racist Pedagogy, by Merlinda Weinberg 10. Transformative Learning in Social Work: A Critically Reflective Process to Affirm My Indigenous Worldview as a Child Welfare Intern, by Tiffany Tuttle 11. Practice Research and Transformative Social Work: Evolving Concepts and Social Impact, by Timothy Sim and Jan Fook 12. Jumping In, Becoming Immersed in Experience, and Taking Notes: A Swimmer’s Guide to Teaching Transformative Social Work Research, by Brenda Solomon 13. A Transformative Approach to Environmental Social Work Education, by Siddhesh Mukerji, Kate Gannon, and Erin Mackenzie 14. The Soundscapes of Social Work, by Alexander Bobella 15. Toward a Transformative Approach to the Concept of Risk in Social Work, by Tucker Boyd Part III. Specific Models and Strategies 16. Critical Reflection in Environmental/Ecological Social Work Practice, by Erin Mackenzie 17. Transformative Social Work Education: Using Critical Reflection to Develop Culturally Safe Practice, by Christine Morley and Ratna Beekman 18. Linking Political Action, Critical Thinking, and Value-Driven Learning: A Proposed New Paradigm for Teaching Social Work for Social Change, by Lia Levin, Adaya Liberman, Dedi Buzaglo, Dor Robinzon, and Roni Arditi 19. Bridging the Gap Between Critical Reflection and Professional Practice, by Shachar Timor-Shlevin, Tamar Aharon, Sharon Segev, Shani Mazor, and Emily Ishai 20. Transformative Assessment in Social Work Education: Using Critical Performance Pedagogy as a Creative Strategy, by Jean Carruthers Conclusion: Transformative Practice in Academic Social Work, by Jan Fook Contributors Index
Jan Fook is professor and chair of the Department of Social Work at the University of Vermont. She is an internationally recognized scholar who has held academic positions at universities in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Norway. She has published extensively on various topics including practice research, critical reflection, and critical social work. Danielle Jatlow is a lecturer and the coordinator of the BSW program in the Department of Social Work at the University of Vermont. She has worked with adolescents, young adults, and their families for more than eighteen years as a social work practitioner. Jatlow is currently a PhD student at Simmons University.
Reviews for Transformative Social Work: Practices for Academic Settings
The innovative ideas in this book explore how to practice creatively to transform the lives of people and organizations they work with. It shows how social workers engage their persona, their qualities, and their skills in a reflective relationship with both people and organizations. The contributions explore the detail of this transformative practice imaginatively in diverse social work projects in several countries. -- Malcolm Payne, author, <i>Modern Social Work Theory</i>
