Preserving and strengthening small towns and rural communities / Iris B. Carlton-LaNey, Richard L. Edwards, and P. Nelson Reid, editors.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Carlton-LaNey, Iris.

Edwards, Richard L.

Reid, P. Nelson.

Conference Name:

National Institute on Social Work and Human Services in Rural Areas (23rd : 1998 : University of North Carolina)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service, Rural--United States--Congresses.

Social service, Rural.

Human services--United States--Congresses.

Human services.

United States.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xi, 401 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : NASW Press, 1999.

Summary:

American scholars and social service professionals have contributed articles covering a diverse range of topics, such as health care, social services, education, and sustainable community development, that reflect the changing needs of America's small rural communities. The articles, most of which include case- studies, cover a variety of issues facing rural towns, including corporate take-overs of family farms, racial and ethnic tensions, and the complexity of service delivery in rural areas. One section focuses strictly on exemplary services and programs, providing readers with seven examples of what works, while the concluding section discusses the educational and training needs of rural social workers.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Small Towns and Rural Communities: From Romantic Notions to Harsh Realities / Iris B. Carlton-LaNey, Richard L. Edwards, P. Nelson Reid 5

Section II Issues Confronting Small Towns and Rural Communities 13

Chapter 2 Strengthening Services in Rural Communities through Blended Funding / Ellen Russell Dunbar 15

Chapter 3 A Strengths-Based Approach to Rural Sustainable Development / Craig White, Kathleen Marks 27

Chapter 4 Restructuring the Delivery of Rural Human Services: The Southern Illinois Experience / Patsy Dills Tracy, Joanne Chezem, Martin B. Tracy 43

Chapter 5 Squeals and Deals: The Impact of Corporate Hog Farming on Rural Communities / Judith A. Davenport, Joseph Davenport, III 57

Section III The Importance of Families 71

Chapter 6 Family Preservation in Rural Communities: Is It Working? / Sharon B. Templeman 73

Chapter 7 Assessing the Training Needs and Interests of Rural Foster Parents / Ellen L. Csikai, Kathleen Belanger 95

Chapter 8 Family Violence in Rural Areas: Law Enforcement and Social Workers Working Together for Change / T. Laine Scales, H. Stephen Cooper 104

Section IV Exemplary Services and Programs 117

Chapter 9 Managed Behavioral Health Care in a Rural Environment: Carolina Alternatives / Anna Scheyett, Thomas Fuhrman 119

Chapter 10 A Crisis Intervention Program for Hurricane Fran Survivors in Rural North Carolina: Project HOPE / Deborah Zuver 134

Chapter 1 Rural Suicide Survivors: An Exploration of Perceptions about Professional Support, Social Support, and Stigma / Ameda A. Manetta 145

Chapter 12 Enhanced Employee Assistance Program Services for Rural TANF Recipients / Amelia C. Roberts, Smith Worth, Raymond Kirk 159

Chapter 13 Welfare Reform and Demand for Rural Public Transportation / Kenneth R. Wedel, Fran C. Butler 172

Chapter 14 Small Town Murals: Remembering Rural Roots / Judson H. Morris, Jr., Lynne Clemmons Morris 186

Chapter 15 Building Support for Rural Elderly People with Mental Illness: The Carolina Companions Project / Anne-Linda Furstenberg, Denise Gammonley 196

Section V Acknowledging and Celebrating Diversity 211

Chapter 16 Change and Survival in a Small, Rural, Multiracial Southern Town / Robert Blundo, Clyde McDaniel, Frank Wilson 213

Chapter 17 Listening for a Change: Strategies for Community-Based Health Promotion Research in Rural Communities / Eugenia Eng, Mary Altpeter, Edith A. Parker 225

Chapter 18 Returning to Rural Roots: African American Return Migrants' Use of Senior Centers / Cheryl Waites, Iris B. Carlton-LaNey 236

Chapter 19 Antiracist Social Work Curriculum Development for Preserving and Strengthening Indigenous Communities in Rural New Brunswick, Canada / Rosemary A. Clews 249

Section VI Enhancing Service Delivery Through Technology 269

Chapter 20 Information Needs of Rural Agencies: Ethical and Practice Considerations / Lynne Clemmons Morris, Robert O. Rich, William C. Horner 271

Chapter 21 Rural Information and Referral Services: Serving North Carolina's Elderly Population / Laura I. Zimmerman, Natasha K. Bowen 283

Chapter 22 Using Electronic Social Work to Serve the Rural Elderly Population / Paul K. Dezendorf, Ronald K. Green 298

Section VII Preparing Social Workers For Rural Practice: Education and Training 313

Chapter 23 Nitpicking in Rural West Virginia: The Small Stuff Does Matter / Mary Ann Yevuta 315

Chapter 24 Valuing Rural Community: Appalachian Social Work Students' Perspectives on Faculty Attitudes toward Their Culture / Susanne Mosteller Rolland 326

Chapter 25 Attracting and Retaining Professionals for Social Work Practice in Rural Areas: An Example from East Texas / Michael Daley, Freddie Avant 335

Chapter 26 Increasing the Numbers of African American Social Workers in Rural Areas: An Example from Maryland's Eastern Shore / Patricia P. Plaskon, Jay Bishop 346

Chapter 27 Using Narratives in Educating Social Workers for Rural Practice / Lena Williams Carawan, Lessie L. Bass, Shelia Grant Bunch 355

Section VIII Organizing for Social Change 367

Chapter 28 Habits of Resistance / Si Kahn 369.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

087101310X

OCLC:

41412041