Social Work and Community Development

Community development, informally called community building, is a broad term applied to the practices and academic disciplines of civic leaders, activists, involved citizens and professionals to improve various aspects of local communities. Community development seeks to empower individuals and groups of people by providing these groups with the skills they need to effect change in their own communities. These skills are often concentrated around around building political power through the formation of large social groups working for a common agenda. Community developers must understand both how to work with individuals and how to affect communities' positions within the context of larger social institutions. There are complementary definitions of community development. The book covers all important issues pertaining to the theme.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Methods of Promoting Participation of Women
The Role of Voluntary Action
Mental Health Services
Education for Social Work
Social Work with Delinquent and Criminals
Human Rights and Minorities