Community practice theories and skills for social workers - Hardcastle, David A. (Oxford University Press, 2011)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Community Practice : An Introduction -- Theory-Based, Model-Based Community Practice -- The Nature of Social and Community Problems -- The Concept of Community in Social Work Practice -- Assessment : Discovering and Documenting the Life of a Community -- Using Assessment in Community Practice -- Assertiveness : Using Self in Community Practice -- Using Your Agency -- Using Your Agency -- Using Work Groups : Committees, Teams, and Boards -- Using Networks and Networking -- Using Marketing -- Using the Advocacy Spectrum -- Using Organizing : Acting in Concert -- Community Social Casework
Chapter 1. Community Practice: An Introduction -- PART I: Understanding the Social Environment and Social Interaction -- PART II: Community Practice Skills for Social Workers: Using the Social Environment -- Subject Index -- Author Index
For almost two decades, Community Practice has been a definitive text for social workers, community practitioners, and students eager to help individuals contribute to and use community resources or work to change oppressive community structures. In this third edition, a wealth of new charts and cases spotlight the linkages between theoretical orientations and practical skills, with an enhanced emphasis on the inherently political nature of social work and community practice. Boxes, examples, and exercises illustrate the range of skills and strategies available to savvy community practitioners