Social Work and Community Development

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-30838-2
Verlag: Red Globe Press

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 319 g

Reihe: Reshaping Social Work

At a time of growing social, economic and environmental challenge, this book offers a fresh and engaging perspective on the connections between social work and community development and on how social workers can use a community development approach to practice in critical, creative and sustainable ways.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lynch, Deborah

Forde, Catherine

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Social Work and Community Development: An Introduction.- 2. The Influence of Policy on Social Work.- 3. Beyond Dominant Discourses: Challenges and Opportunities.- 4. Directions in Social Work Theory.- 5. Making Connections in Principle and Practice.- 6. 'Creative Activism' in Social Work Practice.- 7. Scaffolding Critical Practice in the Community Development Context.- 8. New Opportunities for Social Work Engagement with Critical Community.- Development Approaches.

Über Autor(innen)

Catherine Forde is a Lecturer in the School of Applied Social Studies at University College Cork, Ireland.

Deborah Lynch is Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Work and Human Services at the University of Queensland, Australia.