Beneath Still Waters: Legacies of Quiet Men

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  • William E. Powell CICSW is Associate Professor, Social Work Department, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, Whitewater, WI

Abstract

In anarrative linking the teaching of group work with experiences in which peoplewho are quiet by nature, the I discuss the importance of presence, belonging,mutuality, and "counting." While our profession relies greatly uponwords, this narrative asserts that quietness and resonant communication canalso convey much about human relationships.Copyright of Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping is theproperty of Cleveland State University and its content may not be copied oremailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyrightholder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, oremail articles for individual use.

Author Biography

William E. Powell, CICSW is Associate Professor, Social Work Department, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, Whitewater, WI

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Powell, W. E. (2014). Beneath Still Waters: Legacies of Quiet Men. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 5(2), 59–66. Retrieved from https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/613

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