Community Social Work

This book familiarizes readers with the Asia-Pacific region, presents the major social, economic and political issues, maps contemporary community development trends, and critically analyzes the challenges of and opportunities for community development practice in the Asia-Pacific region...

Presenting information in a clear and accessible way, this core text helps to explain how social workers can develop valuable skills essential for neighbourhood work, engage with users and their locality, and contribute to strengthening local communities...

Participation is a key community work method and this text, written by an international selection of authors, covers innovative approaches in community based education and practice. Including real-life case studies of participatory practice, it offers new definitions of community work, organisation ..

Updated throughout, and including new examples and case studies, Skills in Neighbourhood Work is a practice textbook. It explains the skills, knowledge and techniques needed by community workers and other practitioners to work effectively in and with communities...

Updated throughout, and including new examples and case studies, Skills in Neighbourhood Work is a practice textbook. It explains the skills, knowledge and techniques needed by community workers and other practitioners to work effectively in and with communities...