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