From Exclusion to Reciprocity

"Learning from Success"

Jona M. Rosenfeld, Jean-Michel Defromont

• Publisher: Hamilton Books
• Year: 2016
• eBook ISBN: 9780761867999
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Social Science Biographies
• Index: Social Sciences

Prof. Jona Rosenfeld is one of Israel's pioneering social workers. This, his autobiography, is a vivid testimony to his long life dedicated to social work, sociology, psychotherapy and social action. Born in Germany, in 1933 he immigrated with his family to Palestine. In the nascent state of Israel, Rosenfeld very quickly made his mark on the field of social work that was still in its infancy. Then, through his drive, determination and creativity saw it develop and mature. Significantly, he clarified the task of social work: serving the excluded in our midst, and showed how they can be enabled by social workers to improve their lives. After aligning himself with ATD The Fourth World Movement, he worked internationally with families living in extreme poverty and exclusion. The book ends with a call to address two man-made evils, genocide and poverty, as a world-wide challenge for the future.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Preface
• Introduction
• My Origins
• Formative Years 1933–1955—From an Immigrant in Palestine to a Citizen of Israel
• Six Years in Chicago: “Unleashing Hidden Potential”* on Learning the Craft of Social Work
• On Trails towards “Learning from Success”: Seven Examples
• Moving beyond Exclusion Means Initiating and Introducing Reciprocity
• The Evolving of Reciprocity: The Long Journey of Chaim Who Survived the Holocaust at the Age of Three
• My Acquaintance with ATD* the Fourth World Movement: Where the Introduction of Reciprocity Is a Means for Moving Beyond Exclusion
• Epilogue: “Genocide” and “Poverty”—Two Collective Man-Made Evils of Our Epochs: A Challenge for the Future*
• Acknowledgments
• Appendix I ATD (“All Together in Dignity”)—The Fourth World Movement*
• Appendix II The Unit for Learning from Success and Ongoing Learning in Human Services, Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute
• Appendix III The Three Methods of Learning from Success
• Appendix IV The Components of the First and the Second Methods of Learning from Past Success
• References
• Index