Community Practice Theories and Skills for Social Workers

Name: Community Practice Theories and Skills for Social Workers
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ISBN: 9780195141610

ISBN-10: 019514161X

ISBN-13: 9780195141610

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: David A. Hardcastle, Patricia R. Powers, Stanley Wenocur, Patricia R. Powers, Stanley Wenocur

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Community Practice is a comprehensive resource for social workers and students eager to learn how to practice effectively in complex systems and diverse communities. In this completely revised edition of the definitive text in the field, the authors have thoroughly updated each chapter and added two entirely new chapters on community building and community organizing. New material on topics such as negotiation and mediation, community advocacy, participatory rural appraisal, the narrative approach to social change, community involvement, representative client boards, and the latest in grassroots endeavors make this text as inspiring as it is practical. Drawing upon the wealth of information…

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List price: $49.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/8/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 9.88" wide x 6.89" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.804
Language: English

Charles A. Stansfield Jr. lives in Pitman, New Jersey, and was professor of geography at Rowan University for 41 years. He is the author of 11 books on the paranormal.




Community Practice: An Introduction



Understanding the Social Environment and Social Interaction



Theory-Based, Model-Based Community Practice



The Nature of Social and Community Problems



The Concept of Community in Social Work Practice



Community Intervention and Programs: Let's Extend the Clan



Community Practice Skills for Social Workers: Using the Social Environment



Discovering and Documenting the Life of a Community



Using Assessment in Community Practice



Using Self in Community Practice: Assertiveness



Using Your Agency



Using Work Groups: Committees, Teams, and Boards



Using Networks and Networking



Using Social Marketing



Using the Advocacy Spectrum



Using Organizing: Acting in Concert



Community Social Casework


Subject Index


Name Index