Community Development, Social Action and Social Planning
Description
Drawing on years of professional experience as well as the advice of an extensive network of colleagues, Alan Twelvetrees explains both the theory and practice of community work in a highly readable and honest way. This updated edition of a bestseller includes new pedagogy and updated examples.
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ALAN TWELVETREES has been a community worker, a community work lecturer, a manager of community workers, and a children and young people strategy manger. He has published widely in the fields of community work, community organizations and community economic development.
Content
What is Community Work?.- Planning for Effective Community Work.- Helping Set up and Run Community Groups.- Dealing with Practical issues in Community Groups.- Community Work in Specialist Fields.- Social Planning Approaches to Community Work.- Advanced Practice.- Community Work, Social Change and Broad Based Organising.- Community Work and Public Policy.- Survival, Personal Development and Reflective Practice.- Conclusions.