Community social work practice in an urban context : the potential of a capacity enhancement perspective / Melvin Delgado.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Delgado, Melvin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Social service.
• Sociology, Urban.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 269 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Melvin Delgado's innovative and creative approach to urban social work practice shows social workers how to focus on the assets these urban communities already have.

Contents:

• Intro
• Contents
• List of Figures
• Acknowledgments
• Section I. SETTING THE CONTEXT
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Setting the Context for Urban Community Social Work Practice
• 3. A Foundation for Community Capacity-Enhancement Practice
• 4. Framework for Community Capacity Enhancement Practice
• 5. Guiding Principles for Community Capacity-Enhancement Practice
• Section II. MURALS, GARDENS, PLAYGROUNDS AND SCULPTURES
• 6. Four Types of Urban Community-Enhancement Projects (Murals, Gardens, Playgrounds, and Sculptures)
• 7. Analysis of Common and Unique Development Tasks
• Section III. APPLICATION OF THE FRAMEWORK TO PRACTICE AND LESSONS LEARNED
• 8. Application of the Framework to Practice: Assessment
• 9. Application of the Framework to Practice: Mapping
• 10. Application of the Framework to Practice: Engagement
• 11. Application of the Framework to Practice: Intervention
• 12. Application of the Framework to Practice: Evaluation
• 13. Reflections on Practice (Lessons and Recommendations)
• References
• Appendix
• Subject Index
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• M
• N
• O
• P
• R
• S
• U
• W
• Name Index
• J
• K
• L
• T
• V
• Y.

Notes:

• Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-242) and indexes.
• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

• 1-4356-9968-8
• 0-19-802902-0
• 1-280-83094-8
• 0-19-512546-0

OCLC:

922953959