| Description |
ix, 318 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-301) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Urban Youth in the Twenty-First Century: Context, Problems, and Prospects -- Why New Practice Arenas Focused on Urban Youth -- Social Work Response -- National Concern -- The Potential of New Arenas and Youth Development -- New Partnerships and Youth Development -- Rationale -- Goals -- Relationship to Other Books -- Community Context -- Community and Youth -- Urban Focus -- Research Methods -- Demographics and Needs of Youth in U.S. Cities -- A Demographic Profile of the Nation's Youth -- Needs of Youth in Cities -- Demographics Projections for the Twenty-First Century -- Urban Youth Viewed from a Strengths Perspective -- A Strengths Perspective -- Strength Principles and Youth Development -- The Potential of the Arts, Humanities, and Sports -- Implications for Social Work -- The After-School Scene -- Reflections From the Field -- The Arts -- The Potential of the Arts -- The Humanities -- The Potential of the Humanities -- Sports -- The Potential of Sports -- Qualities Defining an Exemplary Organization: Case Studies of New Arenas -- Essential Qualities -- Role of Government (National, State, Local) -- Case Studies of New Arenas -- Implications for Social Work Practice -- Competencies and Framework for Community Social Work Practice -- Social Work and Youth Development Competencies -- Premises Underlying Competencies in New Arenas -- A Framework for Community Social Work Practice -- Reflections on Social Work and Youth Development Work: Fourteen Dilemmas. |
| Subject |
Social work with youth -- United States.
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Urban youth -- Services for -- United States.
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Urban youth -- Education -- United States.
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Social work with youth. (OCoLC)fst01123565
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Urban youth -- Education.
(OCoLC)fst01162705
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Urban youth -- Services for.
(OCoLC)fst01162712
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| ISBN |
0231114621 (cl ; acid-free paper) |
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9780231114622 (cl ; acid-free paper) |
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023111463X (pa ; acid-free paper) |
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9780231114639 (pa ; acid-free paper) |
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