Using Language, Fiction, and Story in Social Work Education

This book provides an accessible, research-informed text for social work educators, students and practitioners interested in the use of story to engender the connection of human experiences with ideas, theories, and skills.

List of contents

1.The background and how this book began. 2.How are stories being used in teaching? 3.I just don't like this book. 4.Language, power, and social work. 5.The safe space of fiction. 6.Empathy, story, and power. 7.Imprinting our own story. 8.A community of fiction. 9.Teaching social work with fiction. 10.What did we learn about reading fiction and social work? 11.Which fiction? 12.The transformative power of fiction. 13.Ten reasons fiction deepens social work education. Appendix.

About the author

Dara Sampson, PhD, is a senior research fellow in the School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle. She has worked as both a social worker and senior leader in Commonwealth government and taught social work at the University of Newcastle and University of Sydney. Her PhD topic was an exploration of the use of fiction in social work education, bringing together her commitment to social work and her love of words.
Amanda Howard, Professor, is part of the Social Work and Policy Studies team at the University of Sydney and is the director of Undergraduate Programs. Areas of research include community development, disasters and climate change, inclusion, and participatory action research.

Product details

• Authors: Amanda Howard, Dara Sampson, Dara Howard Sampson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032077758
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3207775-8
• No. of pages: 164
• Series: Routledge Advances in Social Work
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Training, job, career; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Medicine, Linguistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social Work, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / Fiction Writing, Medicine and Nursing