LEADER 03180nam 2200529 a 450 001 9910966669903321 005 20250219111319.0 010 $a9781118672983 010 $a1118672984 010 $a9781118673096 010 $a1118673093 035 $a(CKB)24989726400041 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1273520 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10731713 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL504431 035 $a(OCoLC)829099206 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1273520 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7103935 035 $a(Perlego)1000232 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924989726400041 100 $a20150303d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRural social work $ebuilding and sustaining community capacity /$fT. Laine Scales, Calvin L. Streeter, H. Stephen Cooper 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aHoboken, N.J. $cWiley$dc2014 215 $a1 online resource (xxxii, 352 p.) $cill 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes. 330 8 $aA thoughtful text integrating strengths, assets, and capacity-building themes with contemporary issues in rural social work practice Now in its second edition, Rural Social Work is a collection of contributed readings from social work scholars, students, and practitioners presenting a framework for resource building based on the strengths, assets, and capacities of people, a tool essential for working with rural communities. This guide considers methods for social workers to participate in the work of sustaining rural communities. Each chapter features a reading integrating the themes of capacity-building and rural social work; discussion questions that facilitate critical thinking around the chapter; and suggested activities and assignments. Rural Social Work, Second Edition explores: * Important practice issues in rural communities, including the challenges of working with stigmatized populations such as gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people, the homeless, and people living with HIV/AIDS * Practice models that hold special promise for rural social workers, including evidence-based practice and community partnership models * Newer research tools such as asset mapping, social network analysis, concept mapping, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Exploring how social workers can integrate the tremendous resources that exist in rural communities into their practice, Rural Social Work, Second Edition provides a solid introduction to the complex, challenging, and rewarding work of building and sustaining rural communities. 606 $aRural development$zUnited States 606 $aSocial service, Rural$zUnited States 615 0$aRural development 615 0$aSocial service, Rural 676 $a361.30973/091734 700 $aScales$b T. Laine$01789606 701 $aCooper$b H. Stephen$01789607 701 $aStreeter$b Calvin L$01789608 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910966669903321 996 $aRural social work$94325254 997 $aUNINA