The Handbook of Community Practice
Published on 1. August 2004
Book
Hardback
736 pages
978-0-7619-2177-6 (ISBN)
Description
'This volume encompasses a vast range of knowledge on community practice and demonstrates the maturity of this social work domain. It offers a sophisticated treatment of the theoretical underpinnings of community organization as well as the richness of its history. This book will be the major teaching and practice resource for the predictable future and should be consulted by all social workers, not only those who call themselves community organizers as the entire profession seeks to fulfill its historical mission of working for social transformation' - Charles Garvin, University of Michigan The Handbook of Community Practice is the first volume in this field, encompassing community development, organizing, planning, and social change, and the first community practice text that provides in-depth treatment of globalization - including its impact on communities in the United States and in international development work. The Handbook is grounded in participatory and empowerment practice including social change, social and economic development, feminist practice,community-collaboratives, and engagement in diverse communities.It utilizes the social development perspective and employs analyses of persistent poverty, policy practice, and community research approaches as well as providing strategies for advocacy and social and legislative action.
The Handbook consists of thirty-six chapters, which challenge readers to examine and update assess practice, theory, and research methods. As it expands on models and approaches, delineates emerging issues, and connects policy and practice, the book provides vision and strategies for community practice in the coming decades. The associate editors are eminent scholars in the field, and chapter authors are leaders in their various community practice arenas. The Handbook stands as the central reference for community practice, and will be useful for years to come as it emphasizes direction for positive change, new developments in community approaches, and focuses attention on globalization, human rights, and social justice. It is also useful to lecturers and students of community practice and provides practitioners with new grounding for planning, development and organizing.
The Handbook consists of thirty-six chapters, which challenge readers to examine and update assess practice, theory, and research methods. As it expands on models and approaches, delineates emerging issues, and connects policy and practice, the book provides vision and strategies for community practice in the coming decades. The associate editors are eminent scholars in the field, and chapter authors are leaders in their various community practice arenas. The Handbook stands as the central reference for community practice, and will be useful for years to come as it emphasizes direction for positive change, new developments in community approaches, and focuses attention on globalization, human rights, and social justice. It is also useful to lecturers and students of community practice and provides practitioners with new grounding for planning, development and organizing.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
1429 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7619-2177-6 (9780761921776)
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Marie Weil is Berg-Beach Professor of Community Practice and former Associate Dean at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Social Work, where she teaches community practice, policy practice and theory for social work intervention. She has led state-wide research and community-based planning and implementation initiatives in family support and family preservation and for adolescent family life programs, as well as consulting and conducting program evaluations for small nonprofits. Previously, she taught at the University of Southern California. She is the author or coauthor of thirteen books primarily focused on community practice; the author or coauthor of over thirty chapters related to community practice, feminist practice, and empowerment practice and service development for families and children; and more than 42 articles and monographs. She began her career working in community development in settlement houses in Philadelphia. She has served as Deputy Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity of Delaware and as Planning Director of the Wilmington Housing Authority. She is a founding member of the Association for Community Organization and Social Administration (ACOSA) and was the Founding Editor of the Journal of Community Practice, producing the first ten volumes. She is a recipient of ACOSA's Career Achievement Award.
Content
PREFACE - Marie Weil SECTION I. THE CONTEXT OF COMMUNITY PRACTICE Chapter 1. Introduction: Communities: Contexts and Challenges for the 21st Century - Marie Weil Chapter 2. History, Context, and Emerging Issues for Community Practice - Robert Fisher Chapter 3. Diverse Populations and Community Practice - Teiahsha Bankhead, John Erlich Chapter 4. Theorizing in Community Practice: Essential Tools for Building Community, Promoting Social Justice, and Implementing Social Change - Beth Glover Reed Chapter 5. Communities & Social Policy Issues: Persistent Poverty, Economic Inclusion, and Asset Building - Yolanda Padilla, Michael Sherraden Chapter 6. Evolution, Models and the Changing Context of Community Practice - Marie Weil, Dorothy N. Gamble SECTION II. MAJOR APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY PRACTICE A. Development Chapter 7. Development Theory and Community Practice - James Midgley, Michelle Livermore Chapter 8. Sustainable Community Development - Dorothy N. Gamble, Marie D. Hoff B. Organizing Chapter 9. The Practice of Community Organizing - Herbert J. Rubin, Irene S. Rubin, Chapter 10. Which Side Are You On? Social Work, Community Organizing and the Labor Movement - Steve Burghardt, Michael Fabricant C. Planning Chapter 11. Social Planning with Communities: Theory & Practice - Marie Weil Chapter 12. From Community Planning to Changing Communities: Fund-raising and Fund Allocation for Human Services - Eleanor L. Brilliant D. Social Change: People, Systems, and Societies Chapter 13. Participatory Methods in Community Practice: Popular Education and Participatory Rural Appraisal - Paul Castelloe, Dorothy N. Gamble Chapter 14. Political, Social and Legislative Action - Jacqueline Mondros Chapter 15. Radical Community Organizing - Michael Reisch Chapter 16. Coalitions as Social Change Agents - Maria Roberts-DeGennaro, Terry Mizrahi Chapter 17. Four Models of Policy Practice: Local, State and National Arenas - Bruce S. Jansson, David Dempsey, Jacqueline McCroskey SECTION III. ISSUES, AREAS & FIELDS OF COMMUNITY PRACTICE A. Issues & Areas Chapter 18. Multicultural Community Practice Strategies and Intergroup Empowerment - Lorraine Gutierrez, Edith Lewis, Biren A. Nagda, Laura Wernick, Nancy Shore Chapter 19. Feminist Community Practice - Cheryl Hyde Chapter 20. Rise Up and Build the Cities: Faith-based Community Organizing - Ram A. Cnaan, Stephanie C. Boddie, Gaynor I. Yancey Chapter 21. Service Coordination: Practical Concerns for Community Practitioners - John Morrison B. Fields of Practice Chapter 22. Rural Community Practice: Organizing, Planning, and Development Chapter 23. Community Practice in Adult Health & Mental Health Settings - Anna Scheyett, Erin Drinnin Chapter 24. Community Practice in Children's Mental Health: Developing Cultural Competence and Family-Centered Services in Systems of Care Models - Terry L. Cross, Barbara J. Friesen Chapter 25. Community Building and Family-Centered Service Collaboratives - Elizabeth Mulroy, Kristine Nelson, Denise Gour Chapter 26. Community Economic and Social Development - Herbert J. Rubin, Margaret Sherrard Sherraden Chapter 27. Investing in Socially and Economically Distressed Communities:Comprehensive Strategies for Inner-City Community and Youth Development - Walter C. Farrell, James H. Johnson, Jr., C. Global Approaches & Local Issues Chapter 28. Global Change and Indicators of Social Development - Richard J. Estes Chapter 29. Community Practice Challenges in the Global Economy - Michael Reisch Chapter 30. Women's Participation in Community Economic Development: The Microcredit Strategy - Salome Raheim, Helzi Noponen, Catherine Alter SECTION IV. SUPPORTS FOR COMMUNITY PRACTICE: MANAGEMENT, MONITORING, RESEARCH & EVALUATION Chapter 31. Revisiting Community-Based Administration, Program Management, and Monitoring - William E. Buffum Chapter 32. Fundraising, Programming and Community Organizing: Working with Donors, Investors, Collaborators, and Purchasers - Armand Lauffer Chapter 33. Community-Based Research and Methods in Community Practice - Julian Chow, Kelsey Crowe Chapter 34. Empowerment Research - Joan Pennell, Helzi Noponen, Marie Weil Chapter 35. Practice in the Electronic Community - Roger A. Lohmann, John McNutt Chapter 36. Integrating and Distributing Administrative Data to Support Community Change - Amy E. Hillier, Dennis P. Culhane Index About the Editor About the Authors