Community-based interventions [electronic resource] : philosophy and action / John W. Murphy.
2014
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Title
Community-based interventions [electronic resource] : philosophy and action / John W. Murphy.
Author
Murphy, John W., author.
ISBN
9781489980205 electronic book
1489980202 electronic book
9781489980199
1489980202 electronic book
9781489980199
Published
New York : Springer, 2014.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vii, 169 pages) : illustration.
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-1-4899-8020-5 doi
Call Number
HV40
Dewey Decimal Classification
361.8
Summary
For decades, community-centered social services have been promoted as an admirable ideal. Yet the concept of decentralized services delivered where people live has proved to be an elusive ideal as well, with the promise of empowerment often giving way to disinterest and apathy. Community-Based Interventions examines the reasons community programs tend to founder, and proposes a realistic framework for sustained success. The book's theoretical, philosophical, and political foundations begin with the importance of context, as in local knowledge and community self-definition and engagement. Innovative, often startling, approaches to planning, design, and implementation begin with the recognition that communities are not "targets" or "locations" to be "fixed," but social realities whose issues require concrete answers. The variety of examples described in these chapters demonstrate the power of community interventions in providing effective services, reducing inequities, and giving individuals greater control over their health, their environment, and, in the long run, their lives. Included in the coverage: Redefining community: the social dimensions. A new epidemiology to inform community work. The role of research in designing community interventions. The conceptual flow of a community-based project. Building autonomy through leadership from below. Relating social interventions to social justice. Attuned to the current era of health and mental health reform, Community-Based Interventions represents a major step forward in its field, and makes an inspiring text for social workers, clinical social workers, public health administrators, and community activists.
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Includes indexes.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 6, 2014).
Series
International perspectives on social policy, administration, and practice.
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Table of Contents
Philosophy and Community-based Interventions
The Dimensions of a Community
Community-based Organizations
A New Epidemiology
Research and Community
The Conceptual Flow of a Community-based Project
Leadership from Below
Social Interventions and Justice
Conclusion.
The Dimensions of a Community
Community-based Organizations
A New Epidemiology
Research and Community
The Conceptual Flow of a Community-based Project
Leadership from Below
Social Interventions and Justice
Conclusion.