| Description |
489 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : the application of interpersonal skills in community practice -- The pre-engagement phase -- Entering the community and using interviewing skills to find out about people -- Recruiting potential participants -- Developing relationships and partnerships with formal organizations -- The engagement phase -- Using dialogue, story-telling, and structured group work techniques to identify community problems -- Engaging participants in the discovery, assessment, and documentation of community strengths and problems -- Facilitating leadership development and group decision-making : encouraging public participation and engaging constituents in the development of action plans -- Taking action : group processes for implementing action campaigns -- The post-engagement phase -- Working with constituent groups to critically reflect and engage in dialogue on the process and outcomes of action plans -- Discovering whether and why the action worked : using participatory research to conduct formal evaluations -- Additional applications of interpersonal skills for community practice -- Using interpersonal skills to advocate for legislation -- Interpersonal skills for community building -- Supervision -- Interpersonal skills in a global context : advocating for human rights -- Future directions in community organizing : where do we go from here? -- References -- Index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Community-based social services.
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Interpersonal relations.
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Social skills.
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| LC no. |
2012016349 |
| ISBN |
9780826108111 |
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9780826108128 |
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