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Author:

Payne, Ruby K.

Title:

Bridges out of poverty : strategies for professionals and communities / Ruby K. Payne, Philip DeVol, Terie Dreussi Smith.

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Publisher:

aha! Process,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

285 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Social work with people with social disabilities.
Poor.
Poverty.

Other Authors:

DeVol, Philip E.
Smith, Terie Dreussi.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-285).

Contents:

Introduction -- Definitions and resources -- The role of language and story -- Hidden rules among classes -- Patterns in generational poverty -- Role models and emotional resources -- Support systems -- Mentoring and bridging -- Discipline, choices, and consequences -- Resources and resiliency : internal assets -- Improving the work performance : teaching what is needed to do the job -- Creating relationships with people in poverty -- Developing personal skills for working with people in poverty -- Improving agency policies and internal processes -- Improving interagency collaboration -- Poverty culture, addiction, treatment, and recovery -- Epilogue -- Research notes -- Appendix: Additive model.

ISBN:

1934583359
9781934583357

OCLC:

(OCoLC)436943915

Locations:

XWPC787 -- Avoca Public Library (Avoca)

XBPE737 -- Lied Public Library - Clarinda (Clarinda)

HUAX887 -- Southwestern Community College Library - Creston (Creston)

IAOX771 -- State Library of Iowa (Des Moines)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

UUAX975 -- Briar Cliff University - Mueller Library (Sioux City)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)