ABSTRACT
In Chapter 1, we introduced the concept of contradiction and suggested its centrality in bridging the gap between clinical work and social action. In this context, contradictions are the inconsistencies, discrepancies, antagonisms, or lack of truth (Guralnick, 1970) between what workers, agencies, professions, and other social institutions profess to be about, their values and mission statements, and the behaviors and policies they enact in their work with clients.
