ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we invited our anonymous interlocutor to ask questions which would allow us to deconstruct the dominant humanist discursive position that had informed our teaching and practice of interpersonal communication skills. This brief genealogy disclosed how certain concepts have been constructed to produce an oppressive, rather than liberating, social work practice. We then argued that an alternative discourse and practice are possible, which coherently address the primary concern of our profession: personal and social change.
