Rhetoric for Direct Practice (Points & VIEWPOINTS‪)‬

A recent article in Social Work titled "Advocacy and Argumentation in the Public Arena: A Guide for Social Workers by Vicki Lens (July 2005, pp. 231-238) provided a valuable beginning to the exploration of the uses of rhetoric in the fields of social policy and policymaking. I argue that the activity called "rhetoric" is also predominant in direct social work practice and is therefore worth further examination in a broader practice context. THE REJECTION OF RHETORIC