Contents

Contents

Foreword
Dennis Saleebey

1. Beginning the Journey
Stanley L. Witkin

2. An Introduction to Social Constructions
Stanley L. Witkin

3. Honoring Client Perspectives Through Collaborative Practice:
Shifting from Assessment to Collaborative Exploration
J. Christopher Hall

4. Becoming a Social Constructionist:
From Freudian Beginnings to Narrative Ends
Ruth G. Dean

5. The Car, the Rain, and Meaningful Conversation:
Reflexivity and Practice
Fiona Gardner

6. Thinking and Acting Constructively in Child Protection
Nigel Parton

7. Mostly We Played with Whatever She Chose
Deborah R. Major

8. Shedding Light on the Expert Witness Role in Child Welfare Work:
The Value of Social Constructionism
Trish Walsh

9. Family Therapy with a Larger Aim
Dan Wulff and Sally St. George

10. Opening a Space for Hope in a Landscape of Despair:
Trauma and Violence Work with Men Who Have Sexually Abused Minors
Marie Keenan

11. Narrative Supervision and Professional Development for School Teachers in Hong Kong
Wai-fong Ting

12. When Woman-at-Risk Meets Youth-at-Risk:
Engaging the Discursive Practices of the Nation-State
Martha Kuwee Kumsa