What is Community Work?

What is Community Work? is a key introductory text for those in the early stages of a degree in community and youth work.



Tracing the development of community work as a distinct area of practice from its early beginnings in the late 19th century up to the present day, it provides readers with a clear understanding of the theories that inform community work, the different range of community work models and some of the key issues and challenges that shape and influence community work practice.