Practicing social work in deprived communities : competencies, methods, and techniques / Ana Opačić, Editors.
Opǎcić, Ana, editor.
2021
HV41 .P733 2021
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Title Practicing social work in deprived communities : competencies, methods, and techniques / Ana Opačić, Editors.
ISBN 9783030659875 (electronic bk.)
3030659879 (electronic bk.)
9783030659868 (hardcover)
3030659860 (hardcover)
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65987-5
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature, [2021]
Copyright ©2021
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xiv, 265 pages)
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-65987-5 doi
Call Number HV41 .P733 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification 361.3
Summary "This contributed volume offers a holistic understanding of social work practice in deprived communities through its thematization of understanding deprived communities globally, the development of competencies for social work practice in and with deprived communities, social work education as a community development tool, and the empowerment of social workers in deprived communities. Inequality as a globally recognized challenge is extensively elaborated within the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Global Agenda program for social work, making this a timely and important contribution to the literature. Deprived communities, used in this book to mean slums, ghettos, favelas, and low-income, remote, underserved, vulnerable, impoverished, underdeveloped, or less-favoured communities, exist worldwide and are conceptualized under different terms and concepts. For that reason, social work, specifically in deprived areas, is not sufficiently recognized as a specific field of practice within community work. As a result, this volume features contributions that: provide a conceptual clarification of many different terms that are used for describing deprived communities and offer a systematic literature review on community processes and effects on well-being in underdeveloped communities; map different fields of social work involvement in deprived communities with concrete practice examples; and, stress why social work as a profession needs support and how it can be empowered to improve its capacities in deprived communities. With international authorship and perspectives on social work approaches for deprived communities from India, Sub-Saharan Africa, North and Central Europe, and North America, Practicing Social Work in Deprived Communities is an essential resource for social workers, social work educators, and community development practitioners. The text also should be of interest to students of social work, as well as other professionals and researchers working within community development and deprived communities." -- Provided by the publisher.
Note Includes index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 21, 2021).
Added Author Opǎcić, Ana, editor.
Series European social work education and practice. 2662-2440
Available in Other Form Print version: 9783030659868
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Part I A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Deprived Communities
Understanding Deprived Communities at the Global Level : Semantic, Operative and Theoretical Dimensions of the Phenomenon / Ana Opačić
Effects of Living in Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods on Personal Well-­Being / Ana Opačić
Principles of Community Development and Challenges Facing Deprived Communities / Nino Žganec and Ana Opačić
Part II. Social Work Practices in Deprived Communities Throughout the World
Listening to the Least : Engaging Communities in Development Programs in India / Vareed
Searching for Local Answers to Societal Challenges : The Contribution of Civil Society Organizations and Social Innovations to Community Development / Jelena Matančević
Developing Social Work Competencies to Empower Challenging Communities : From an Empty Foyer to a Shared Social Space / Matilda Leppänen, Joonas Kiviranta, Anna Metteri, Paul Stepney, and Tuula Kostiainen
Accompaniment and Emergence : Social Work Community Practice with Resettled Refugees / Odessa Gonzalez Benson and Charlotte Burnett
Enhancing Poverty Reduction Through Community Work in Low-­Resourced Areas in Africa / Prudence Mafa, Frans Koketso Matlakala, Vincent Mabvurira, and Jabulani Calvin Makhubele
Developing Smart Social Services for Mending the Gap in Development Inequalities / Nino Žganec 155 177
Part III. Supporting Social Work Practice in Deprived Communities
Social Work Higher Education Institutions : Allies of Most Vulnerable Communities / Carmen Luca Sugawara and Ana Opačić
Culture and Resource Scarcity : Social Work Practice in Canada's Remote Communities / Glen Schmidt
Development of Deprived Communities Through Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary, and Transdisciplinary Approaches / Ana Paula Pimentel Walker, Barry Checkoway, Odessa Gonzalez Benson, and Opačić
Part IV. Conclusion
Conclusion: Full Profile of Social Work in Deprived Communities / Ana Opačić.

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