The Handbook of Community Practice

Marie O. Weil, DSW, ACSW, is Berg-Beach Professor of Community Practice at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Michael Reisch is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland. A former Woodrow Wilson Fellow and Fulbright Senior Scholar, he has held faculty and administrative positions at five other major U.S. universities, and has been a visiting professor and lectured widely in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. Based on his interdisciplinary educational background in law, history, political and social theory, and social work, he has authored or edited 35 books and monographs, 150 journal articles and book chapters, and over 450 conference papers. His scholarship focuses on such topics as poverty and inequality, welfare and welfare reform, the history and philosophy of social welfare, social justice, social policy, and social work practice, and the impact of economic globalization on social welfare.  His many books include From Charity to Enterprise: The Development of American Social Work in a Market Economy (with Stanley Wenocur); The Road Not Taken: A History of Radical Social Work in the United States (with Janice Andrews); Social Work and Social Justice: Concepts, Challenges, and Strategies (with Charles Garvin); Macro Social Work Practice: Working for Change in a Multicultural Society; Social Work Ethics in a Changing Society; and the Routledge International Handbook of Social Justice. He has also co-edited two editions of the Handbook of Community Practice and the 4th edition of his book, Social Policy and Social Justice, will be published in spring 2021. Translations of his scholarship appear in 10 languages. With Dr. Yoosun Park, he is currently working on a book tentatively titled From Americanization to Integration: A Discursive History of Social Work with Immigrants and Immigration.Dr. Reisch has held leadership positions in national, state, and local advocacy, professional, and social justice organizations with a particular focus on the issues confronting low-income children and families, welfare recipients, immigrants and refugees, and unemployed or homeless persons.  His op-eds have appeared in numerous newspapers and he has been a frequent guest on public interest radio programs. Reisch has directed and consulted on political campaigns at the federal, state, and local levels in four states, and been honored for his work by the Maryland General Assembly, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, and numerous nonprofit organizations, professional associations, and universities. In 2013, he received the Social Work Educator of the Year Award from the Maryland Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.  In 2014, he received both the Teacher of the Year Award from the University of Maryland and the Significant Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council on Social Work Education. In 2017, Reisch became a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, and in 2019, he received the Career Achievement Award from the Association for Community Organization and Social Action.  Mary Ohmer has over twenty years of experience working in community organizing and development around the country with national and local nonprofit and community based organizations, foundations, and government.  Dr. Ohmer has taught consensus organizing approaches as part of macro practice and community organizing social work courses.  She received her Ph.D. in social work from the University of Pittsburgh in August 2004, and she is currently an assistant professor at the School of Social Work at Georgia State University.  Dr. Ohmer is also currently working with the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta to help them develop and implement an evaluation of the community training.

Too large for single class on community develop. Great library resource.

• Introduction- Communities: Contexts and Challenges for the 21st Century - Marie Weil, Mary L. Ohmer, Michael ReischHistory and Context for Community Practice - William BrueggemanCommunity Practice Challenges in the Global Economy - Michael ReischSocial Justice, Human Rights, Values, and Community Practice - Michael Reisch, Jim Ife, Marie WeilTheories of Community - Robert J. ChaskinApplying Practice Theories in Community Work - Marie Weil, Mary L. OhmerEvolution, Models and the Changing Context of Community Practice - Marie Weil, Dorothy N. Gamble, Mary L. OhmerDevelopment Theories and Community Development Practice: Trajectory of Changes - Lakshmi LingamSustainable Community Development - Dorothy Gamble, Marie D. HoffThe Practice of Community Organizing: Comparing and Contrasting Conflict and Consensus Approaches - Mary L. Ohmer, Fred Brooks, IIINew Theory for New Constituencies: Contemporary Organizing in Communities of Color - Rinku SenSocial Planning with Communities: Theory & Practice - Marie WeilLarger Scale Social Planning; Planning for Services, Communities and Regions - Jon Simon SagerParticipatory Methods in Community Practice - Dorothy N. GamblePolitical, Social and Legislative Action - Jacqueline MondrosRadical Community Organizing - Michael ReischCoalitions, Collaborations and Partnerships: Interorganizational Approaches to Social Change - Terry Mizrahi, Beth Rosenthal, Jan IveryEight Models of Policy Practice: Local, State, National, and International Arenas - Bruce Jansson, Gretchen Heidemann, Jacquelyn McCroskey, Ralph FertigCultural Competency: Organizations and Diverse Populations - Patricia St. OngePrinciples, Skills, and Practice Strategies for Promoting Multicultural Communication and Collaboration - Lorraine Gutierrez, Edith Lewis, Adrienne Dessel, Mike SpencerRural Community Practice: Organizing, Planning, and Development - Iris Carlton-LaNey, Yolanda Burwell, Craig WhiteRenewing Social Work′s Commitment to Workplace Justice - Alice B. Gates, David DobbieCommunity Economic and Social Development in a Changing World - David Feehan, Marvin D. Feit, Carol BeckerComprehensive Community Building at a Crossroads in Civil Society - Tracy Soska, Robert J. FiekemaCreating a Model Children′s Service System: Lessons from San Francisco - Margaret BrodkinYouth-Led Organizing, Community Engagement, and Opportunity Creation - Melvin Delgado, Lee StaplesRestorative Justice and Youth Offending - Joan Pennell, Gabrielle Maxwell, Jessalyn NashGlobal Change and Indicators of Social Development - Richard J. EstesConfronting Global Poverty: Building Economic Opportunity and Social Inclusion - Gina Agnes N. Chowa, Rainier De Vera Masa, Michael Sherraden, Marie WeilInternational Community Practice: Local-Global Issues and Strategies - Manohar PawarWomen and Leadership in Development, Planning, and Organizing - Monica Marie Alzate, Janki Andharia, Gina Agnes N. Chowa, Marie Weil, Alison DoernbergThe Role of Human Service Nonprofits in Promoting Community Building - Mark Samples, Michael J. AustinBuilding Local Capacity for Rural Development: Experiences from World Neighbors - Scott A. KilloughDeveloping Cultural Compentence and Youth- and Family- Driven Services in Systems of Care - Terry L. Cross, Barbara FriesenIn Search of the System: Adult Mental Health - Jenneth Carpenter, Patrick SullivanProgram Planning and Implementation: Designing Responses to Address Community Needs - F. Ellen Netting, Mary Katherine O′ConnorFundraising and Community Practice: A Stakeholder Model - Armand LaufferCommunity-Based Research: Rationale, Methods, Roles and Considerations for Community Practice - Mary L. Ohmer, Joanne L. Sobeck, Samantha N. Teixeria, John M. Wallace, Valerie B. ShapiroCommunity Practice in the Digital Age - Dick SchoechGIS Applications and Administrative Data to Support Community Change - Amy Hillier, Dennis Culhane