Social Work With Rural Peoples

Author : Ken Collier
Publisher : New Star Books
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781554200207

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Social Work with Rural Peoples (Third Edition) by Ken Collier Pdf

The gist of Collier’s genuinely radical book is that for the rural social worker to be effective, she must be able to identify with the struggles of the people she is trying to help — that trying to maintain “professional”, “objective” distance will merely ensure that the social worker becomes part of the problem rather than part of the solution. For the social worker in a smaller community, “Whose side are you on?” is the most important question to be answered before any effective work can be done. It is an indictment of the slow pace of progress against the societal problems facing rural populations that a third edition of Social Work With Rural Peoples is necessary.

Author : Ken Collier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0921586299

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Social Work with Rural Peoples by Ken Collier Pdf

Social workers choosing to work in smaller towns or rural communities face a different set of conditions and concerns from their city colleagues. Ken Collier wrote his now–classic text Social Work with Rural Peoples, for those social workers, whether they are just starting out or already in the field. The gist of Collier’s genuinely radical book is that for the rural social worker to be effective, she must be able to identify with the struggles of the people she is trying to help – that trying to maintain “professional”, “ objective” distance will merely ensure that the social worker becomes part of the problem rather than part of the solution. For the social worker in a smaller community, “Whose side are you one?” is the most important question to be answered before any effective work can be done. It is an indictment of the slow pace of progress against the societal problems facing rural populations that a third edition of Social Work with Rural Peoples is necessary.

Author : Pugh, Richard,Cheers, Brian
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781847427908

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Rural social work by Pugh, Richard,Cheers, Brian Pdf

In much of the West the concerns of rural people are marginalised and rural issues neglected. This stimulating book draws upon a rich variety of material to show why rural social work is such a challenging field of practice. It incorporates research from different disciplines and places to provide an accessible and comprehensive introduction to rural practice. The first part of the book focuses upon the experience of rurality. The second part of the book turns to the development of rural practice, reviewing different ways of working from casework through to community development. This book is relevant to planners, managers and practitioners not only in social work but also in other welfare services such as health and youth work, who are likely to face similar challenges.

Author : Michael Rex Daley
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780190937676

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Rural Social Work in the 21st Century by Michael Rex Daley Pdf

Revised edition of the author's Rural social work in the 21st century, [2015]

Author : Ken Collier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Social Science
ISBN : MINN:31951000334403W

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Social Work with Rural Peoples by Ken Collier Pdf

Examines the unique problems encountered by rural social workers when dealing with seasonal farm workers, native Indians on reserves and the rural poor in Canada. Gives a historical overview of rural society and examines the threat posed to it by the urban industrial centre.

Author : Ken Collier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Social service, Rural
ISBN : OCLC:1080764546

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Social Work with Rural Peoples : Theory and Practice by Ken Collier Pdf

Author : Nancy Lohmann,Roger A. Lohmann
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Social service, Rural
ISBN : 9780231129336

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Rural Social Work Practice by Nancy Lohmann,Roger A. Lohmann Pdf

Featuring contributions from practitioners, researchers, and academics, this volume synthesizes and analyzes current trends in rural social work practice and considers the most effective ways to serve rural communities. Contributors consider the history and development of rural social work from its beginnings to the present day, addressing the value of the Internet and other new information technologies in helping clients. They also examine the effects of nonprofit organizations and welfare reform on poor rural areas. Coverage of specific client populations and fields of practice includes services for rural mental healthcare; the chronically mentally ill; healthcare for minorities; and the challenges faced by the elderly in rural areas. The contributors also consider issues affecting gays and lesbians living in rural communities and the role of religiosity and social support in the well-being of HIV/AIDS clients. The book concludes with a consideration of the unique issues associated with educating social workers for rural practice.

Author : Amanda Howard,Meaghan Katrak,Tamara Blakemore,Phillip Pallas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317060642

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Rural, Regional and Remote Social Work by Amanda Howard,Meaghan Katrak,Tamara Blakemore,Phillip Pallas Pdf

This book gives voice to the direct practice experience of social workers working in rural and remote contexts using Australia as the primary case-study. The authors undertake a qualitative research project, conducting in-depth interviews to examine social work theory and practice against the reality of rural and remote contexts. Practice examples provide the reader with an insight into the diverse and complex nature of social work in rural and remote Australia and the role of contemporary social work. Through placing rural and remote social work in its historical, theoretical and geographical contexts, this work explores a range of considerations. These include isolation; ethical dilemmas when working with small and closely linked communities; climate, disaster relief and the environment; community identity and culture; working with indigenous communities in remote contexts; and social work education. Based on direct practice research, this book challenges existing theories of practice and reframes those to reflect the reality of practice in rural and remote communities. As social work must continue to critically reflect on its role within an ever changing and individualistic society, lessons from rural and remote settings around engagement, sense of place and skillful, innovative practice have never been more relevant.

Author : T. Laine Scales,Calvin L. Streeter,H. Stephen Cooper
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781118673096

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Rural Social Work by T. Laine Scales,Calvin L. Streeter,H. Stephen Cooper Pdf

A 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.

Author : Michael Daley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780190937683

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Rural Social Work in the 21st Century by Michael Daley Pdf

Despite current population movement towards urban areas, rural people remain a significant yet under-served population. These communities share a rich and distinctive culture, but also face specific problems including higher rates of poverty, increased rates of obesity, and decreased access to health coverage and social services. Rural Social Work in the 21st Century, Second Edition provides a comprehensive overview of the knowledge, skills, values, ethics, and issues central to the practice of social work in small towns and rural communities. The updated second edition features a new chapter on social, economic, and environmental justice. An expanded history chapter presents new information on the use of poor farms to serve dependent rural people in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Later chapters discuss rural social services, a model for rural social work practice, and ethical practice. The final chapters focus on the practice of rural social work and challenges for the future.

Author : Leon H. Ginsberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015047517886

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Social Work in Rural Communities by Leon H. Ginsberg Pdf

Author : Michael Kim Zapf
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781551303574

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Social Work and the Environment by Michael Kim Zapf Pdf

This ground-breaking new work provides a detailed and extensive comparison of how the physical environment has been conceptualized in social work and other professions, and offers a new and attractive foundational metaphor for social work. The author acknowledges the need for greater awareness and action regarding environmental impacts and the book promotes more comprehensive notions of responsibility, identity, and stewardship that lead to a dynamic metaphor of people as place as the foundation for relevant social work practice in the early 21st century. Why is that a profession with a declared focus on ""person-in-environment"" has been so silent on the environmental crisis? Mainstream social work theory has narrowed the understanding of environment to include merely the social environment, but this approach is no longer sufficient for participation in multi-disciplinary efforts to tackle urgent environmental issues. Transformative notions of responsibility, identity, and stewardship have been developed on the fringes of our professional community: rural/remote social workers, Aboriginal social workers, and international and spiritual social workers. They must now move to the core of the profession.

Author : Paul Force-Emery Mackie,Kimberly Zammit,Michelle Alvarez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Social service, Rural
ISBN : 1933478713

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Practicing Rural Social Work by Paul Force-Emery Mackie,Kimberly Zammit,Michelle Alvarez Pdf

Within the conversation surrounding rural social work, there is a consistent focus on theoretical arguments, definitions, and political concerns, and a limited discussion of direct practice. This book speaks directly to practice concerns as they apply to rural environments at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. The authors use a generalist model of practice and apply systems and person-in-environment theories to help readers develop a more sophisticated understanding of general problems and concerns found in rural communities. To truly respond to the well-being of rural residents, rural social workers need to learn to identify and implement opportunities for growth, development, health, and welfare. This book encourages critical thinking, careful reflection, and self-directed learning so as to foster real, positive, sustainable social change in rural environments.

Author : Delores V. Mullings
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-31T00:00:00Z
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781773634593

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Africentric Social Work by Delores V. Mullings Pdf

This edited collection focuses on Africentric social work practice, providing invaluable assistance to undergraduate students in developing foundational skills and knowledge to further their understanding of how to initiate and maintain best practices with African Canadians. In social work education and field practice, students will benefit from the depth and breadth of this book’s discussions of social, health and educational concerns related to Black people across Canada. The book’s contributors present a broad spectrum of personal and professional experiences as African Canadian social work practitioners, students and educators. They address issues that African Canadians confront daily, which social work educators and potential practitioners need to understand to provide racially and culturally relevant services. The book presents students with an invaluable opportunity to develop their practical skills through case studies and critical thinking exercises, with recommendations for how to ethically and culturally engage in African-centred service provision.

Author : Leon H. Ginsberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015059180052

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Social Work in Rural Communities by Leon H. Ginsberg Pdf