Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities - Softcover

Ruby K. Payne; Philip E. DeVol; Terie Dreussi Smith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1929229690 ISBN 13: 9781929229697

Publisher: aha! Process, Inc., 2006

Synopsis

Bridges Out of Poverty is a unique and powerful tool designed specifically for social, health, and legal services professionals. Based in part on Dr. Ruby K. Payne's myth shattering A Framework for Understanding Poverty, Bridges reaches out to the millions of service providers and businesses whose daily work connects them with the lives of people in poverty. In a highly readable format you'll find case studies, detailed analysis, helpful charts and exercises, and specific solutions you and your organization can implement right now to: Redesign programs to better serve people you work with; Build skill sets for management to help guide employees; Upgrade training for front-line staff like receptionists, case workers, and managers; Improve treatment outcomes in health care and behavioral health care; Increase the liklihood of moving from welfare to work. If your business, agency, or organization works with people from poverty, only a deeper understanding of their challenges-and strengths-will help you partner with them to create opportunities for success.

About this title

About the Author:

Co-authors Dr. Ruby K. Payne, Philip DeVol, and Terie Dreussi Smith each brings a wealth of insight and varied professional expertise to the creation of this book. Payne is the leading U.S. expert on the mindsets of the different economic classes. DeVol is a highly respected program designer and expert in community sustainability. Dreussi Smith is a gifted professional educator, trainer and consultant. Their combined experience and talents help set Bridges apart as the go-to resource for businesses and organizations seeking to improve services, opportunities, and outcomes for people in poverty.

Review:

For years, I have been practicing pediatrics in neighborhood clinics which primarily serve low-income families. But it was not until I had my own aha! moment at a Bridges Out of Poverty Workshop, that I began to better understand poverty and what my patients were up against. So many missing pieces of the poverty puzzle came together in my mind. Besides adjusting some of my own practices when caring for families in poverty, now I am a much stronger advocate for change in our policies and procedures in delivering healthcare to those in poverty. --Jane Goleman, M.D.Associate Professor of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital

For years, I have been practicing pediatrics in neighborhood clinics which primarily serve low-income families. But it was not until I had my own aha! moment at a Bridges Out of Poverty Workshop, that I began to better understand poverty and what my patients were up against. So many missing pieces of the poverty puzzle came together in my mind. Besides adjusting some of my own practices when caring for families in poverty, now I am a much stronger advocate for change in our policies and procedures in delivering healthcare to those in poverty. --Jane Goleman, M.D.Associate Professor of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital

About this edition

• Publisher: aha! Process, Inc.
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1929229690
• ISBN 13: 9781929229697
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 293