Social Work Skills for Community Practice : Applied Macro Social Work by Mary-Ellen Brown and Katie Stalker (2022, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherSpringer Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-10082615834X
ISBN-139780826158345
eBay Product ID (ePID)25058356731

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Book TitleSocial Work Skills for Community Practice : Applied Macro Social Work
Number of Pages448 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSocial Work, Sociology / General, Human Services, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
Publication Year2022
GenrePolitical Science, Social Science
AuthorMary-Ellen Brown, Katie Stalker
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2022-918947
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal361.320973
Table Of ContentPreface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction: The Application of Community Practice Skills in Macro Social Work PART I. THE PRE-ENGAGEMENT PHASE Chapter 2. Entering the Community and Using Interviewing Skills to Understand People, Issues, and Opportunities Chapter 3. Recruiting Potential Participants Chapter 4. Developing Relationships and Partnerships with Grassroots and Formal Organizations PART II. THE ENGAGEMENT PHASE Chapter 5. Using Dialogue, Traditional and Digital Storytelling, and Structural Group Work Techniques to Identify Community Issues Chapter 6. Engaging Participants in the Discovery, Assessment, and Documentation of Community Strengths and Challenges Chapter 7. Facilitating Leadership Development and Group Decision Making: Encouraging Public Participation in Planning and Engaging Constituents in the Development of Action Plans Chapter 8. Taking Action: Group Processes for Implementing Action Campaigns and Change Strategies PART III. THE POST-ENGAGEMENT PHASE Chapter 9. Working with Community Groups to Critically Reflect and Engage in Dialogue on the Process and Outcomes of Action Plans Chapter 10. Discovering Whether and Why the Action Worked: Using Participatory Research to Conduct Formal Evaluations PART IV. ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS OF SOCIAL WORK SKILLS FOR COMMUNITY PRACTICE Chapter 11. Using Social Work Skills to Advocate for Legislation Chapter 12. Social Work Skills for Community Building Chapter 13. Leadership, Teamwork, and Supervision in Macro Social Work Practice Chapter 14. Interpersonal Skills in a Global Context: Advocating for Human Rights Index
SynopsisFocuses on skill-building to facilitate positive social change With straightforward content enriched by practical and applicable learning experiences, this comprehensive text prepares social work students for careers in community organizing and macro practice. It focuses on building the social work skills required for organizing communities, ......, Focuses on skill-building to facilitate positive social change With straightforward content enriched by practical and applicable learning experiences, this comprehensive text prepares social work students for careers in community organizing and macro practice. It focuses on building the social work skills required for organizing communities, including cause-based coalitions, geographically/identity-based communities, and health and human service organizations, to achieve culturally relevant, equity- and justice-driven social change. The second edition presents new information that includes self-care for the community practitioner, social work grand challenges, cultural humility, community dialogue, trauma-informed and resiliency-focused community development, environmental justice, and many other topics. Emphasizing community practice through the application of macro, mezzo, and micro social work skills, the book uses frameworks drawn from generalist social work practice as well as core competencies identified by CSWE's EPAS. Its focus on a broad range of community practice models makes it accessible to all social workers. The text also highlights the importance of technology as a tool for social work macro practice with skill-building activities. Vivid case vignettes, applied and experiential learning activities, and team and individual-based assignments reinforce content and emphasize skill-building, along with abundant resources for further learning. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers. New to the Second Edition: Presents a framework for self-care for the community practitioner Highlights the importance of community practitioner readiness, competency, and leadership Introduces a new trauma-informed and resiliency-focused approach for community development Discusses strategic compatibility for interorganizational collaboration Introduces youth-based participatory research and empowerment evaluations Key Features: Focuses on skill-building for community engagement and organizing, facilitating community dialogue, and conducting assessments Covers planning and implementing community change initiatives and evaluating and disseminating knowledge from change activities Provides case vignettes to reinforce content and abundant resources for additional learning Offers a complete ancillary package that includes chapter PowerPoints, Test Bank, and an Instructor's Manual with suggested individual and group activities and more
LC Classification NumberHV40.B8734 2022

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