Promoting community change : making it happen in the real world /
Designed for students who want to take the theoretical discussion of community forward and become effective agents of change, 'Promoting Community Change, Fifth Edition' addresses the real world issues facing professionals in social work, human services and community health. By emphasizing...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Belmont, Calif. :
Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning,
[2011]
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| Edition: | 5th ed. |
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| Summary: | Designed for students who want to take the theoretical discussion of community forward and become effective agents of change, 'Promoting Community Change, Fifth Edition' addresses the real world issues facing professionals in social work, human services and community health. By emphasizing the role a strengthened community can play in preventing and solving the problems that individuals and families commonly experience, the author gives students the tools they need to improve the lives of not just individual clients, but of entire communities. Students will learn to identify the issues related to change so that they can bring clients, families and other community members together in order to build a healthier community for themselves, their families and their neighbors. |
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| Physical Description: | xxiv, 536 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-528) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780840031952 (pbk.) 0840031955 (pbk.) |