The Boundaries of Change in Community Work by Paul Henderson,... - 9781032042558

Taylor & Francis

The Boundaries of Change in Community WorkAuthor(s): Paul Henderson, David Jones, David N. Thomas\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032042558, 978-1032042558\nSynopsis\nSince 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 examine.