Community Practice and Social Development in Social Work: Community Practice and Social Development in Social Work

This book brings together leaders in the field of community practice and social development in social work.  The chapters discuss the implications of social development in social work practice, policy, and service structures.
 

List of contents

Section 1: Introduction and defining the field..- Section 2: Community practices.- Section 3: Social development theory and practice.- Section 4: International comparative perspectives.-Section 5: Politics and policy in community practice and social development.- Section 6:  Overview summary.

About the author

Sarah Todd is professor and director at the Carleton School of Social Work in Ottawa, Ontario. Her research is in the area of community practice and social work education, and her most recent publication is an edited collection, Canadian Perspectives on Community Development. Prof. Sarah is currently leading a research project on uncertainty in social work practice and is a 3M teaching fellow. She teaches in the area of social work practice and critical theory.

Julie L. Drolet is professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary in Canada. Her research focuses on climate change adaptation and disaster recovery, immigrant settlement and integration, community resilience, social protection, and social work field education. Prof. Julie is Project Director of a major partnership titled Transforming the Field Education Landscape. In 2019, she joined the Royal Society of Canada as a new member of the College of Scholars, Artists, and Scientists. Prof. Julie is a registered social worker with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW). She teaches in the field of international social work, social work research, and field education.

Summary

This book brings together leaders in the field of community practice and social development in social work.  The chapters discuss the implications of social development in social work practice, policy, and service structures.

 

Product details

• Assisted by: DROLET (Editor), Julie Drolet (Editor), Julie L. Drolet (Editor), L Drolet (Editor), L Drolet (Editor), Sara Todd (Editor), Sarah Todd (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2020
• EAN: 9789811369681
• ISBN: 978-981-1369-68-1
• No. of pages: 483
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 239 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 1062 g
• Illustrations: XXI, 483 p. 7 illus.
• Set: Community Practice and Social Development in Social Work
• Series: Social Work; Community Practice and Social Development in Social Work; Social Work; Community Practice and Social Development in Social Work
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; A, Social Policy, biotechnology, Social Sciences, Social Change, Social Work, Social Service, Economic development, Development Studies, Development and Social Change, Social Work and Community Development