Community Practice Theories and Skills for Social Workers

by Hardcastle, David A.; Powers, Patricia R.; Wenocur, Stanley

• ISBN13: 9780195141610
• ISBN10: 019514161X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-08
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

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 andadded 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 latestin 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 theflexibility 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.

Author Biography

David A. Hardcastle, Ph.D., is Professor of Social Work, University of Maryland. Patricia R. Powers, Ph.D., is Adjunct Professor of Social Work, University of Maryland, and Lobbyist, Friends Committee on National Legislation. Stanley Wenocur, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Social Work, University of Maryland.

Table of Contents

Community Practice: An Introduction	3	(30)
PART I Understanding the Social Environment and Social Interaction
Theory-Based, Model-Based Community Practice	33	(28)
The Nature of Social and Community Problems	61	(30)
The Concept of Community in Social Work Practice	91	(29)
Community Intervention and Programs: Let's Extend the Clan	120	(25)
PART II Community Practice Skills for Social Workers: Using the Social Environment
Discovering and Documenting the Life of a Community	145	(27)
Using Assessment in Community Practice	172	(36)
Using Self in Community Practice: Assertiveness	208	(36)
Using Your Agency	244	(28)
Using Work Groups: Committees, Teams, and Boards	272	(21)
Using Networks and Networking	293	(27)
Using Social Marketing	320	(35)
Using the Advocacy Spectrum	355	(36)
Using Organizing: Acting in Concert	391	(35)
Community Social Casework	426	(15)
Subject Index	441	(12)
Name Index	453