Community Practice: Theories and Skills for Social Workers

by David A. Hardcastle, Stanley Wenocur, Patricia R. Powers

Book Overview

Community Practice is a comprehensive resource for social workers and students eager to learn how to practice effectively in complex systems and diverse communities. In this completely revised edition of the definitive text in the field, the authors have thoroughly updated each chapter and added two entirely new chapters on community building and community organizing. New material on topics such as negotiation and mediation, community advocacy, participatory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019514161X
• ISBN13: 9780195141610
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 463 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 10.0"

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