Rural Social Work: Building and Sustaining Community Capacity

Opening with an overview of capacity building perspectives and their application to rural contexts, Rural Social Work is organized into five sections that follow the foundation curriculum of social work education: Conceptual and Historical Foundations, Human Behavior and Rural Environments, Practice, Policy, and Research. Incorporating the themes of capacity building and the strengths perspective, this book illustrates the importance ofmoving away from a defecit perspective and build on community assets that are already present.The editors have gathered a stellar list of contributors that includes not only well-known authors but also emerging scholars. In addition, a well-known scholars will serve asAdditional ISBNs: 9781118445167, 1118445163, 9781118673096, 1118673093