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The Boundaries of Change in Community Work (Hardcover)
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The Boundaries of Change in Community Work (Hardcover)
Series: National Institute Social Services Library
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Since the late 1960s, community work had emerged in its own right
as an occupation with an increasingly important contribution to
make both to ways of thinking within the field of social policy,
and to day-to-day social work practice and the resolution of
pressing community issues. Its practitioners had grown in numbers
and experience, while community work ideas and methods continued to
influence developments in a variety of other 'neighbouring'
occupations. Originally published in 1980, the editors of this NISW
collection suggest that if community workers are to remain
effective, then they must stay on the boundaries of the agencies
that employ them and of the groups with whom they work. This theme
of the 'boundary nature' of community work is examined in detail in
the Introduction and is subsequently taken up by the other
contributors to the book. This title is organised under three main
headings - a survey section on the history, philosophy and theories
of community work in the United Kingdom; a series of case studies
that suggest the diversity of the interests of community work; and
an analysis of the growth of community work as an occupation and
the spread of its influence through related professions and
disciplines. This mix of theory, practice and analysis made the
book of special importance both to practising community workers and
to community work teachers and students at the time. In addition,
the book would have been of direct interest to community oriented
administrators, professionals, teachers and students in other human
service fields such as health, education, housing, planning and the
personal social services, as well as to elected members and
administrators in central and local government more generally. It
will now be welcomed by anyone who seeks a critical account of the
historical activities of community work, written by experienced
practitioners and teachers.
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