David A. Hardcastle, Patricia R. Powers ; with Stanley Wenocur.
2nd ed.
New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
1 online resource (x, 463 pages) :
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Chapter 1 Community Practice: An Introduction; PART I: Understanding the Social Environment and Social Interaction; Chapter 2 Theory-Based, Model-Based Community Practice; Chapter 3 The Nature of Social and Community Problems; Chapter 4 The Concept of Community in Social Work Practice; Chapter 5 Community Intervention and Programs: Let's Extend the Clan; PART II: Community Practice Skills for Social Workers: Using the Social Environment; Chapter 6 Discovering and Documenting the Life of a Community; Chapter 7 Using Assessment in Community Practice.
Chapter 8 Using Self in Community Practice: AssertivenessChapter 9 Using Your Agency; Chapter 10 Using Work Groups: Committees, Teams, and Boards; Chapter 11 Using Networks and Networking; Chapter 12 Using Social Marketing; Chapter 13 Using the Advocacy Spectrum; Chapter 14 Using Organizing: Acting in Concert; Chapter 15 Community Social Casework; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Name Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
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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 grassroo.