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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Donna Hardina |
| ISBN: | 9780826108111 0826108113 9780826108128 0826108121 |
| OCLC Number: | 769420594 |
| Description: | xvii, 489 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : the application of interpersonal skills in community practice -- The pre-engagement phase -- Entering the community and using interviewing skills to find out about people -- Recruiting potential participants -- Developing relationships and partnerships with formal organizations -- The engagement phase -- Using dialogue, story-telling, and structured group work techniques to identify community problems -- Engaging participants in the discovery, assessment, and documentation of community strengths and problems -- Facilitating leadership development and group decision-making : encouraging public participation and engaging constituents in the development of action plans -- Taking action : group processes for implementing action campaigns -- The post-engagement phase -- Working with constituent groups to critically reflect and engage in dialogue on the process and outcomes of action plans -- Discovering whether and why the action worked : using participatory research to conduct formal evaluations -- Additional applications of interpersonal skills for community practice -- Using interpersonal skills to advocate for legislation -- Interpersonal skills for community building -- Supervision -- Interpersonal skills in a global context : advocating for human rights -- Future directions in community organizing : where do we go from here? -- References -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | Donna Hardina. |
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