Rural Social Work: Building and Sustaining Community Capacity (2nd Edition)

Social workers are typically trained in an urban context and are unprepared for the difficulties and challenges of rural social work-yet rural areas experience the greatest need for licensed social workers. This up-to-date text-featuring a stellar list of contributions from experts in the field-integrates research, theory, and evidence-based practice to demonstrate social work applications in a rural environment. Integrating a strengths-based, asset-building approach to rural social work, this book reflects the latest knowledge and research in social work, including Evidence-Based Practice, Concept Mapping, Community Action Research, Globalization, and more.