{"product_id":"reimagining-assessment-in-social-work","title":"Reimagining Assessment in Social Work","description":"\u003cp\u003eAssessment is everywhere in social work. Done well, assessment advances the social worker''s understanding of clients’ contexts and creates pathways for supporting their lives. Done poorly, colonialism and power take over the story, sustaining marginalization, disempowerment, and damaging outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis book considers the many ways assessment carries power, from the way information is reported, collected, and acted upon through to the clients’ interactions with adjacent systems and institutions. Authors in this volume tackle the troubled history of racist and Eurocentric assessment and engage critically with issues of colonialism, assumptions about the meaning of family, anti-Black racism, disability and neurodivergence, migration and citizenship, restorative justice and aging out of care. Focusing on pragmatic skills rooted in theory and connected to major social issues, this collection is an indispensable resource for social work students and practitioners learning to ground assessment in relational collaboration, reflexivity, and critical thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWith contributions from: \u003cstrong\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fernwoodpublishing.ca\/authors\/view\/dorothy-badry\"\u003eDorothy Badry\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fernwoodpublishing.ca\/authors\/view\/natalie-beltrano\"\u003eNatalie Beltrano\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fernwoodpublishing.ca\/authors\/view\/susan-burke\"\u003eSusan Burke\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fernwoodpublishing.ca\/authors\/view\/victor-chikadzi\"\u003eVictor Chikadzi\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fernwoodpublishing.ca\/authors\/view\/peter-choate\"\u003ePeter Choate\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fernwoodpublishing.ca\/authors\/view\/nancy-flatters\"\u003eNancy Flatters\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fernwoodpublishing.ca\/authors\/view\/jennifer-hedges\"\u003eJennifer Hedges\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fernwoodpublishing.ca\/authors\/view\/leona-huntinghawk\"\u003eLeona Huntinghawk\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fernwoodpublishing.ca\/authors\/view\/ashlee-homewood\"\u003eAshlee Homewood\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fernwoodpublishing.ca\/authors\/view\/julie-mann-johnson\"\u003eJulie Mann-Johnson\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fernwoodpublishing.ca\/authors\/view\/tammy-pearson\"\u003eTammy Pearson\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fernwoodpublishing.ca\/authors\/view\/desi-shebobman\"\u003eDesi Shebobman\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fernwoodpublishing.ca\/authors\/view\/christina-tortorelli\"\u003eChristina Tortorelli\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fernwoodpublishing.ca\/authors\/view\/carol-wade\"\u003eCarol Wade\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fernwoodpublishing.ca\/authors\/view\/ajwang8217-warria\"\u003eAjwang'' Warria\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57507844555125,"sku":"9781773638119","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/reimagining-assessment-in-social-work","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}