{"product_id":"9781489980199","title":"International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice: Philosophy and Action","description":"\u003ch1\u003eInternational Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice: Philosophy and Action\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMurphy, John W.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommunity-Based Interventions\u003c\/i\u003e 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:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRedefining community: the social dimensions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new epidemiology to inform community work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe role of research in designing community interventions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe conceptual flow of a community-based project.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding autonomy through leadership from below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelating social interventions to social justice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAttuned to the current era of health and mental health reform, \u003ci\u003eCommunity-Based Interventions\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2014-01-03\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781489980199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4899-8020-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 169\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46547319095436,"sku":"9781489980199","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781489980199_a2505faa-9636-4736-8e38-5cfc5d60fe0f.jpg?v=1772925433","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781489980199","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}