Description: Prof. Jona Rosenfeld is one of Israel's pioneering social workers. This book is a vivid testimony to his long life dedicated to social work, sociology, psychotherapy and social action. He clarifies the domain and expertise of social work in order to enable social workers to be more effective.
Review Quotes:
"An exceptionally well written and moving account of a life devoted to inventing innovations in social work." --Reinhart Wolff, Professor Emeritus
"This book is both an autobiography and synthesis of lessons learned from one of the most accomplished social work scholars and practitioners of the past century." --Dennis K. Orthner, Ph.D. "On his way From Exclusion to Reciprocity, Jona Rosenfeld has become crafted such an instrument, so that the silence of the voices of men and women, adolescents and children, might be heard." --Eugen Brand, author of Artisans of Peace Overcoming Poverty "[Rosenfeld] is capable of translating the opposite poles of social transactions and enterprises, in which human service professionals engage, into an interactive and reciprocal whole..." --Bruno Tardieu, Professor Emeritus "Rare are the books that both provide in-depth analysis leading to new paradigms...as well as the intellectual lifetime journey that lead someone to build this paradigm." --Bruno Rees, author of Artisans of Democracy "This is a brave, insightful and often inspiring work." --Stuart Rees, Professor Emeritus "[This book] weaves together his life story with the emergence of ideas and ways of working that have deeply influenced the thinking, feeling, and actions of generations of social workers, educators, and other practitioners." --Victor Friedman, PhD.