Promoting Community Change: Making It Happen in the Real World - Couverture souple

Homan, Mark

 
9781305101944: Promoting Community Change: Making It Happen in the Real World
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1305101944 ISBN 13 : 9781305101944
Editeur : Brooks/Cole, 2015

Synopsis

PROMOTING COMMUNITY CHANGE, 6th Edition addresses the real-world issues facing professionals in social work, human services, and community health--and gives readers the skills and information they need to be effective agents of change at the community level. By emphasizing the role a strengthened community can play in preventing and solving the problems commonly experienced by individuals and families, the author gives readers the tools they need to improve the lives of individual clients as well as entire communities.

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À propos de l?auteur

Now retired, Mark S. Homan served as Chair of the Social Services Department at Pima Community College, where he taught for over 30 years. In addition to these duties, Mark has served as adjunct faculty and guest lecturer for colleges, universities, and training consortia in the United States, Russia, and Sweden. A strong advocate of community empowerment, Mark has worked with diverse populations in urban, rural, and reservation communities on a broad range of issues and has developed and directed several human services programs. He is the past Chair of the international Association for Community Organization and Social Administration (ACOSA), a founding member of community organizations and agencies, and has served in executive leadership roles on numerous community boards and councils. He has conducted workshops and delivered presentations on various aspects of community building and community power. The recipient of numerous awards for teaching excellence and for work with communities, Mark is also the author of RULES OF THE GAME: LESSONS FROM THE FIELD OF COMMUNITY CHANGE, which is used both as a textbook and as a practical guide for community change agents.

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Éditeur
Brooks/Cole
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1305101944
ISBN 13 
9781305101944
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
6
Nombre de pages
624
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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