Community practice : theories and skills for social workers

Select an Action

Title:

Author:

Hardcastle, David A.

ISBN:

9780195141610

Personal Author:

Hardcastle, David A.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Physical Description:

x, 463 p. 26 cm.

Contents:

Ch. 1. Community Practice: An Introduction -- Pt. I. Understanding the Social Environment and Social Interaction -- Ch. 2. Theory-Based, Model-Based Community Practice -- Ch. 3. The Nature of Social and Community Problems -- Ch. 4. The Concept of Community in Social Work Practice -- Ch. 5. Community Intervention and Programs: Let's Extend the Clan -- Pt. II. Community Practice Skills for Social Workers: Using the Social Environment -- Ch. 6. Discovering and Documenting the Life of a Community -- Ch. 7. Using Assessment in Community Practice -- Ch. 8. Using Self in Community Practice: Assertiveness -- Ch. 9. Using Your Agency -- Ch. 10. Using Work Groups: Committees, Teams, and Boards -- Ch. 11. Using Networks and Networking -- Ch. 12. Using Social Marketing -- Ch. 13. Using the Advocacy Spectrum -- Ch. 14. Using Organizing: Acting in Concert -- Ch. 15. Community Social Casework.

Abstract:

"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 makes this text as inspiring as it is practical."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Social service.

Social workers.

Added Author:

Wenocur, Stanley, 1938-

Powers, Patricia R.

Copies:

Available:*

Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Copy	Status
Searching... 1:IIEMSA	1:GEN-BOOK	33168025479367	361.32 H259C 2004	1	Searching... Unknown

Bound With These Titles

On Order

Summary

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 available from local organizations, the Internet, newspapers, and academic journals, the authors introduce contemporary experiments and analyze classic modes of community practice and change. The content, exercises, and references offer instructors the flexibility necessary to tailor their courses to undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral level students. This new edition will continue to provide a comprehensive and integrated overview of the theory and skills fundamental to all areas of social work practice. Broad in scope, it offers students as well as practitioners the tools necessary to promote the welfare of individuals and communities.