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New Arenas for Community Social Work Practice with Urban Youth: Use of the Arts, Humanities, and Sports Book

New Arenas for Community Social Work Practice with Urban Youth: Use of the Arts, Humanities, and Sports
New Arenas for Community Social Work Practice with Urban Youth: Use of the Arts, Humanities, and Sports, This book urges professionals who work with urban youth to develop or rediscover innovative, capacity-enhancing, community-based approaches for engaging young people in activities that systematically build on their talents and energy. Delgado argues that , New Arenas for Community Social Work Practice with Urban Youth: Use of the Arts, Humanities, and Sports has a rating of 3 stars
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New Arenas for Community Social Work Practice with Urban Youth: Use of the Arts, Humanities, and Sports, This book urges professionals who work with urban youth to develop or rediscover innovative, capacity-enhancing, community-based approaches for engaging young people in activities that systematically build on their talents and energy. Delgado argues that , New Arenas for Community Social Work Practice with Urban Youth: Use of the Arts, Humanities, and Sports
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  • New Arenas for Community Social Work Practice with Urban Youth: Use of the Arts, Humanities, and Sports
  • Written by author Melvin Delgado
  • Published by Columbia University Press, March 2000
  • This book urges professionals who work with urban youth to develop or rediscover innovative, capacity-enhancing, community-based approaches for engaging young people in activities that systematically build on their talents and energy. Delgado argues that
  • This book demonstrates the potential of after-school activities ranging from from sports to the visual and performing arts and the humanities to transform young lives. Case studies of exemplary organizations and innovative communities within urban centers
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Acknowledgments
Pt. IBackground and Context
Ch. 1Urban Youth in the Twenty-First Century: Context, Problems, and Prospects3
Why New Practice Arenas Focused on Urban Youth5
Social Work Response8
National Concern9
The Potential of New Arenas and Youth Development9
New Partnerships and Youth Development10
Rationale13
Goals14
Relationship to Other Books16
Community Context18
Community and Youth20
Urban Focus21
Research Methods22
Ch. 2Demographics and Needs of Youth in U.S. Cities26
A Demographic Profile of the Nation's Youth27
Needs of Youth in Cities29
Demographics Projections for the Twenty-First Century45
Ch. 3Urban Youth Viewed from a Strengths Perspective50
A Strengths Perspective50
Strength Principles and Youth Development66
Ch. 4The Potential of the Arts, Humanities, and Sports92
Implications for Social Work95
The After-School Scene104
Pt. IIReflections from the Field
Ch. 5The Arts117
The Potential of the Arts117
Case Illustrations123
Ch. 6The Humanities134
The Potential of the Humanities134
Case Illustrations137
Ch. 7Sports144
The Potential of Sports144
Case Illustrations155
Ch. 8Qualities Defining an Exemplary Organization: Case Studies of New Arenas164
Essential Qualities165
Role of Government (National, State, Local)174
Case Studies of New Arenas175
Pt. IIIImplications for Social Work Practice
Ch. 9Competencies and Framework for Community Social Work Practice219
Social Work and Youth Development Competencies219
Premises Underlying Competencies in New Arenas222
A Framework for Community Social Work Practice224
Ch. 10Reflections on Social Work and Youth Development Work: Fourteen Dilemmas247
Ch. 11Epilogue258
References263
Author Index303
Subject Index312


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