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Question: in dealing with community development, what are the implications approachs to the social care practitioner?
Answer: If social care refers to direct service delivery, we believe there are considerable implications. Community development might provide an alternative or at the very least an adjunct to direct service delivery. Community development approaches typically encompass efforts to change environments, community norms and/or power relationships that might ultimately benefit individuals. Part A of the Toolbox may provide some good background information. In addition, there are numerous books and journals that provide good summaries. One that we refer to often is Strategies of Community Organization which is edited by Fred Cox, John Erlich, Jack Rothman and John Tropman.
Question Date: Sat, 11/21/2009