Skills in Neighbourhood Work

ISBN-13: 9781032314921 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 264 str.

David N. Thomas

Opis

Skills in Neighbourhood Work is a practice textbook. It explains the skills, knowledge and techniques needed by community workers and other practitioners to work effectively in and with communities.

Spis treści

1.Key ideas about neighbourhood work.  2.Thinking about evaluation.  3.Entering the neighbourhood.  4.Getting to know the neighbourhood.  5.What next? Needs, goals and roles.  6.Making contacts and bringing people together.  7.Forming and building organisations.  8.Helping to clarify goals and priorities.  9.Keeping the organisation going.  10. Dealing with friends and enemies.  11.Leavings and endings.

O autorze

Paul Henderson and David N. Thomas have worked in community development since the early 1970s. Their experience includes neighbourhood work, training, consultancy and research. Most recently, they worked together as directors at the Community Development Foundation. They have also published extensively, in both the United Kingdom and mainland Europe.