Rural Social Work

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A thoughtful text integrating strengths, assets, andcapacity-building themes with contemporary issues in rural socialwork practice Now in its second edition, Rural Social Work is acollection of contributed readings from social work scholars,students, and practitioners presenting a framework for resourcebuilding based on the strengths, assets, and capacities of people,a tool essential for working with rural communities. This guide considers methods for social workers to participatein the work of sustaining rural communities. Each chapter featuresa reading integrating the themes of capacity-building and ruralsocial work; discussion questions that facilitate critical thinkingaround the chapter; and suggested activities and assignments. Rural Social Work, Second Edition explores: * Important practice issues in rural communities, including thechallenges of working with stigmatized populations such as gay,lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people, the homeless, andpeople living with HIV/AIDS * Practice models that hold special promise for rural socialworkers, including evidence-based practice and communitypartnership models * Newer research tools such as asset mapping, social networkanalysis, concept mapping, and Geographic Information Systems(GIS) Exploring how social workers can integrate the tremendousresources that exist in rural communities into their practice,Rural Social Work, Second Edition provides a solidintroduction to the complex, challenging, and rewarding work ofbuilding and sustaining rural communities.

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T. Laine Scales

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"There are so few texts on rural social work it is exciting tosee this excellent update. It fills an important niche for ruralpractitioners, helping social workers creatively recognize andbuild on the unique set of assets that can be found in ruralcommunities. It's just what I want for my students. Congratulationsto Drs. Scales, Streeter & Cooper on theiraccomplishment." --Linda Hillemann, MSW, LCSW, Coordinator, UM School ofSocial Work Off-Campus MSW Program "As the social work profession has evolved we have learned thevalue of identifying social problems while simultaneouslyrefocusing on the qualities that empower people and move themthrough their hardships. Rural Social Work: Building andSustaining Community Capacity, does a masterful job ofcapturing this professional growth. It demonstrates movement awayfrom our disillusionment about what cannot be done and insteadfocuses on our sanguine assessment of community possibilities. Theeditors, Scales, Streeter and Cooper, have selected contributorswho understand the myriad qualities inherent to rural communities,embrace possibilities, and skillfully discuss ways and means ofrural policy practice." --Iris Carlton-LaNey, Ph.D., Professor, University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Social Work "Whether at the individual, family, group, community ororganizational levels, rural social work practice requires aspecific body of knowledge and a unique skill set. Since much ofsocial work education assumes practice will occur in anresource-rich urban area, social workers are often perplexed whenthe knowledge, values and skills they have learned do noteffectively translate to a rural setting. This book takes thereader from a thorough history of social welfare in rural settingsto practice with diverse rural populations rarely covered in theliterature (e.g., rural African Americans, Latinos, GBLTpopulations, rural children and adolescents, the homeless, etc.).Both the beginning and advanced practitioner will learn how to workeffectively with rural congregations, formal and informal helpingnetworks, and mapping frameworks to address capacity building inrural mental health services, schools, hospice centers, AIDSservices, and community development. The authors have richly addedto the body of knowledge on rural social work practice from a "downhome," multisystem perspective. Social workers, both urban andrural, must have this practical "how to" on their shelves. It willbe required reading in our social work practice classes." --Barbara J. Nowak, Ph.D., LCSW/MSW, Program Director,Department of Social Work, Albany State University "Rural Social Work: Building and Sustaining CommunityCapacity, Second Edition is a wonderful update to a major textin the rural social work literature. Scales, Streeter, and Cooper,along with the chapter authors, expertly explain and demonstrate astrengths-based, asset and capacity building approach to ruralsocial work practice. Engagingly written, this text includes usefuldiscussion topics and activities. It will continue to be a mustread text in rural social work." --Barbara Pierce, PHD, LMSW, ACSW, Associate Professor,Indiana University, School of Social Work
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