Analytical Skills for Community Organization Practice

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

This guide promotes the use of analytical skills in community organization practice, including information gathering and processing, legislative research, needs assessment, participatory action research, political analysis, population forecasting and social indicator analysis, power analysis, program development and planning, resource development, budgeting, and grant writing,. These analytical methods, often used in practice but seldom systematically discussed, assist the practitioner in identifying community problems, planning interventions, and conducting evaluations. The text explicates a problem-solving model that identifies concepts and theories underlying practice, methods for problem identification and assessment, and techniques for goal setting, implementation, and evaluation. It features extensive listings of Web sites for community organization practice and is dedicated to the idea that the community organizer, to be truly effective, must be prepared to be an active learner.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-05-01
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:380
Förlag:Columbia University Press
ISBN:9780231121804

Utforska kategorier

Socialt arbete och välfärd inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Donna Hardina is professor of social work at California State University, Fresno, and has published numerous articles on community organization, nonprofit organizations, and welfare reform. She is the editor of Innovative Approaches for Teaching Community Organization Skills in the Classroom.

Recensioner i media

Hardina does a good job of covering the waterfront of community practice without becoming so brief as to be superficial. -- Catherine Alter, Dean and professor, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver Social Work Today A book that moves beyond theories and models to examine the essential analytical and technical skills for effective community practice...This is a book that everyone interested in community practice would find useful and ejoy reading. CASW Bulletin Analytical Skills for Community Organization Practice is a valuable addition to the macro practice literature... a valuable and easy to use reference tool... This text is a must read for all students of community practice. -- Raymie H. Wayne Social Work with Groups Broad and up to date... It is successful in providing the reader with a grasp of 'the whole.' -- Lennart Nygren European Journal of Social Work The book makes a useful start towards filling the analytical skills gap in the macro practice literature. -- Megan Meyer Journal of Community Practice

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction to Community Organization Skills Part 1: Concepts and Theories for Practice 2. Values and Ethics 3. Theoretical Frameworks for Practice 4. Practice Models: Linking Theory with Action 5. Defining Community Part 2: Problem Identification and Assessment 6. Needs Assessment 7. Power Analysis 8. Legislative Analysis 9. Politics: Analyzing Processes and Outcomes Part 3: Goal Setting and Implementation 10. Intervention Planning: Using Strategies and Tactics 11. Planning Programs and Services 12. Resource Development and Grant Writing 13. Fiscal Analysis Part 4: Evaluation 14. Outcome and Process Evaluation 15. Technological Approaches and Techniques: The Implications of the Internet for Community Organization Practice