Postmodern social work ; reflective practice and education /Ken Moffatt.

Moffatt, Kenneth James, 1952-

Postmodern social work ; reflective practice and education /Ken Moffatt. - New York : Columbia University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (233 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- Discourse in the context of precariousness -- Reflective social work practice: the social and the self -- Reflective practice as a form of consciousness -- Social work classroom as a play of dynamic elements -- The dispossessed self -- Arts based reflection -- Conclusion.

Ken Moffatt turns to postmodern philosophy's grappling with late capitalism and the omnipresence of technology in order to develop a new approach to reflective social work practice and critical pedagogy. He attempts to reconcile postmodern thinkers with the realities of teaching social work to diverse student populations in a precarious era.



9780231549394

2019004775


Social work education.
Social service--Practice.


Electronic Books.

HV11 / .P678 2019