Community practice : theories and skills for social workers /

Community practice : theories and skills for social workers / David A. Hardcastle, Stanley Wenocur, Patricia R. Powers.

Community Practice, a definitive teaching text for all courses in community organization and foundation practice, presents a comprehensive and integrated overview of the theory and skills fundamental to all areas of social work practice. Based on the theory that social workers, whether generalists,...

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Main Author: Hardcastle, David A.
Other Authors: Wenocur, Stanley, 1938-, Powers, Patricia R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Subjects:
Social service.
Social workers.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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