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  • © 1991

Community Work

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Part of the book series: Practical Social Work Series (PSWS)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. What is Community Work?

    • Alan Twelvetrees
    Pages 1-15
  3. Social Planning Approaches to Community Work

    • Alan Twelvetrees
    Pages 98-139
  4. Community Work and Social Change

    • Alan Twelvetrees
    Pages 140-154
  5. Survival

    • Alan Twelvetrees
    Pages 155-165
  6. Afterword

    • Alan Twelvetrees
    Pages 166-167
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 168-180

About this book

Community Work is an introduction to the theory and practice of work aimed at assisting people to set up and run groups acting to improve their communities. This completely revised version of a popular book also covers social action, social planning, management and evaluation. Lucidly written by an experienced neighbourhood community worker, this book is a must not only for social workers and social work teachers but also for lay people and those involved in other professions who wish to learn about community work and how to do it.

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