Working with Communities in Health and Human Services - Softcover

Taylor, Judy; Cheers, Brian; Wilkinson, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195558359 ISBN 13: 9780195558357

Publisher: OUP Australia and New Zealand, 2007

Synopsis

Working with Communities in Health and Human Services embeds community participation within social science theory about community and participation and provides students with both the concepts and practical tools essential for increasing community participation in health and human services
settings.

Theory and concepts for understanding the nature and different types of communities are combined with practical skills for working with communities. This approach enables students to contextualise what is meant by community participation, community development, and collaborative service and program
development, with the skills needed by community practitioners.

Activites and case studies throughout the book are drawn from community health and social care practice and are used to illustrate the principles, approaches, and issues related to working with communities. The activities, when used in conjunction with the 'reflective practice' approach demonstrate
that there are different ways to practice. The importance of integrating people's experiences with concepts and practical skills is a core theme in the text and provides the basis for learning and working with communities.

About this title

About the Author:

Judy Taylor is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of South Australia. Brian Cheers is a Research Professor and Director, Centre for Rural and Regional Developmentat the Whyalla Campus at the University of South Australia. David Wilkinson is Deputy Head of the School of Medicine at
Queensland University in Australia.

Review:

...a thoughtfully designed publication containing a wide range of case study materials, web-based resources and reflective exercises ideal for use with students across a range of qualifying professional programmes in the health field, and to practitioners new to the concept of working with communities within a social, rather than medical, model of planning and intervention. * International Journal of Integrated Care *

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP Australia and New Zealand
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0195558359
• ISBN 13: 9780195558357
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 291