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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815651003321

Autore

Delgado Melvin

Titolo

Asset assessments and community social work practice / / Melvin Delgado and Denise Humm-Delgado

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2013

ISBN

0-19-934414-0

1-299-93994-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (310 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Humm-DelgadoDenise

Disciplina

361.3/2

Soggetti

Social service

Community organization

Community health services - Planning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-282) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; SECTION 1 Definitions, Values, and Principles; 1. Introduction; 2. Definitions, History, Elements, and Boundaries; 3. Values and Principles Underpinning Asset Assessments; 4. Rewards, Challenges, and Ethical Dilemmas in Undertaking Community Asset Assessments; SECTION 2 Analytical Framework, Methods, and Mapping; 5. Analytical Framework for Undertaking Assessments; 6. Community Asset Assessment Methods; 7. Community Mapping Strategies; 8. Reporting Findings; SECTION 3 Lessons from the Field of Practice; 9. Asset Assessments and Youth

10. Asset Assessments and Latino Communities11. Asset Assessments and Community Gardens; SECTION 4 Future Rewards and Challenges; 12. Epilogue; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

The role and importance of assessment in development of health and social services are well accepted in the field, and represent the fundamental building blocks for the creation of any form of social intervention. Need assessments are, without question, the most common form of assessment in these fields. This book explores asset assessments and community social work practice.