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Book SynopsisThe finest teachers attempt to make direct connections between classroom knowledge and its application to the varieties of practice. Ray Fox emphasizes that a teacher of future practitioners must expand upon lectures and mere memorization; the interaction between teacher and student should substantially model ones that students are encouraged to employ with clients. The Use of Self presents an active, learner-centered process of professional education that emphasizes relationships and reflection in the classroom. The book shows how teachers can establish classroom environments of sharing, openness, challenge, and change. According to the author, the goal of higher education is to mold students into scientifically sophisticated, humane, and client-centered practitioners with knowledge grounded in discipline and skills anchored in art and compassion. This book will help professors accomplish this goal. Part 1 integrates conceptual knowledge with affective and experiential processes.
Trade ReviewFox has given social work academics a gift with this book. His serious and enthusiastic presentation of what it takes to be a dynamic teacher inspired me and renewed my faith in the work we do to educate our students This book is a must read." -Stephanie Brzuzy, Aurora University
At once philosophical and practical, Fox provides tangible examples of how to foster relational and reflective processes in the classroom." -Jeff T. Steen, The New Social Worker, Summer 2012
