Building Community Capacity - 9780202306407

Taylor & Francis

This book focuses on a gap in current social work practice theory: community change > This book focuses on a gap in current social work practice theory: community change. Much work in this area of macro practice, particularly around \""grassroots\"" community organizing, has a somewhat dated feel to it, is highly ideological in orientation, or suffers from superficiality, particularly in the area of theory and practical application. Set against the context of an often narrowly constructed \""clinical\"" emphasis on practice education, coupled with social work's own current rendering of \""scientific management,\"" community practice often takes second or third billing in many professional curricula despite its deep roots in the overall field of social welfare.Drawing on extensive case study data from three significant community-building initiatives, program data from numerous other community capacity-building efforts, key informant interviews, and an excellent literature review, Chaskins