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Urban renewal has been the dominant approach to revitalizing industrialized communities that fall into decline. A national, community-based organization, the Skillman Foundation sought to engage in a joint effort with the University of Michigan's School of Social Work to bring six neighborhoods in one such declining urban center, Detroit, back to positions of strength and national leadership. A Twenty-First Century Approach to Community Change introduces readers to the basis for the Foundation's solicitation of social work expertise and the social context within which the work of technical assistance began. Building on research, the authors introduce the theory and practice knowledge of earlier scholars, including the conduct of needs assessments at multiple levels, engagement of community members in identifying problem-solving strategies, assistance in developing community goals, and implementation of social work field instruction opportunities. Lessons learned and challenges are described as they played out in the process of creating partnerships for the Foundation with community leaders, engaging and maintaining youth involvement, managing roles and relationships with multiple partners recruited by the Foundation for their specialized expertise, and ultimately conducting the work of technical assistance within a context of increasing influence of the city's surrounding systems (political, economic, educational, and social). Readers will especially note the role of technical assistance in an evolving theory of change.

This pocket guide offers researchers a framework for conducting research in a culturally sensitive manner with individuals, families, and communities in diverse settings. This unique framework focuses on a process, rather than a typology of behaviors, attitudes, values, and beliefs. All too frequently, cross-cultural research improperly attributes behaviors, beliefs, and values entirely to culture, when a closer examination would reveal the shared influences of gender, socioeconomic status, immigration status, and racial and ethnic backgrounds that interact in complex ways. By encouraging practitioners to incorporate an intersectionality lens into their work, this pocket guide helps researchers reveal stories that are more than the sum of particular identities. Sharing their extensive research experience with diverse populations around the world, the authors present a range of fluid and dynamic cross-cultural research practices that readers can easily adapt to their unique circumstances. At the intersection of culture and research methods, chapters illustrate the application of the model to three broad areas of inquiry: describing the nature of a problem; understanding the etiology of the problem; and evaluating the interventions designed to ameliorate the problem. Each area is illustrated with examples of research projects that incorporate multiple epistemologies and methodologies in order to better understand and respond to a population's needs. This guide offers a complete roadmap for developing cross-cultural projects that truly engage communities, and will be a trusted resource for students and seasoned researchers alike.

The School Practitioner's Concise Companion to Preventing Violence and Conflict make the rich material on this subject from the School Services Sourcebook available to an audience seeking short, focused, and affordable resources. The chapters retain the reader-friendly format and uniform sections familiar from the Sourcebook ('Getting Started,''What We Know,''What We Can Do,''Tools and Practice Examples,''Key Points to Remember,'and'Resources'), but are amplified by a small-format layout designed to visually appeal to busy practitioners facing competing demands on their time.

The School Practitioner's Concise Companion to Health and Well-Being make the rich material on this subject from the School Services Sourcebook available to an audience seeking short, focused, and affordable resources. The chapters retain the reader-friendly format and uniform sections familiar from the Sourcebook ('Getting Started,''What We Know,''What We Can Do,''Tools and Practice Examples,''Key Points to Remember,'and'Resources'), but are amplified by a small-format layout designed to visually appeal to busy practitioners facing competing demands on their time.

The School Practitioner's Concise Companion to Mental Health make the rich material on this subject from the School Services Sourcebook available to an audience seeking short, focused, and affordable resources. The chapters retain the reader-friendly format and uniform sections familiar from the Sourcebook ('Getting Started,''What We Know,''What We Can Do,''Tools and Practice Examples,''Key Points to Remember,'and'Resources'), but are amplified by a small-format layout designed to visually appeal to busy practitioners facing competing demands on their time.

The School Practitioner's Concise Companion to Preventing Dropout and Attendance Problems make the rich material on this subject from the School Services Sourcebook available to an audience seeking short, focused, and affordable resources. The chapters retain the reader-friendly format and uniform sections familiar from the Sourcebook('Getting Started,''What We Know,''What We Can Do,''Tools and Practice Examples,''Key Points to Remember,'and'Resources'), but are amplified by a small-format layout designed to visually appeal to busy practitioners facing competing demands on their time.

This comprehensive sourcebook covers every aspect of school service delivery, arming practitioners with the nuts and bolts of evidence-based practice. Each of the 114 chapters serves as a detailed intervention map, beginning with a summary of the problem area and moving directly into step-by-step instructions on how to implement an evidence-based program with distinct goals in mind and methods to measure the outcome. School-based professionals in need of ready access to information on mental health disorders, developmental disabilities, health promotion, child abuse, dropout prevention, conflict resolution, crisis intervention, group work, family interventions, culturally competent practice, policy, ethics, legal issues, community involvement, accountability, and funding can now find high-quality and easy-to-implement strategies at their fintertips. A concise, user-friendly format orients readers to each issue with a Getting Started section, then moves smoothly into What We Know, What We Can Do, Tools and Practice Examples, and Points to Remember. Quick-reference tables and charts highlight the most important information needed for daily reference, and lists of further reading and Web resources guide readers in gathering additional information to tailor their practice to suit their students'needs. Each chapter has been specifically crafted by leaders in their fields with the ultimate goal of giving school-based practitioners the tools they need to deliver the best mental health and social services possible to students, families, and communities. This is a must-have reference for all school-based social workers, psychologists, counselors, mental health professionals, and educators.