Research on Community-Centered Poverty-Alleviation Social Work

Contents
About the Authors
1 Preface
	1.1 Understanding “Poverty” from the Perspective of “Community”
	1.2 Theoretical Construction of Community-Centered Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
	1.3 Intervention Approaches for the Practices of Community-Centered Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
	1.4 Chinese Characteristics of Community-Centered Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
	References
2 An Overview of the Community-Centered Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
	2.1 The Origin and Development of Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
		2.1.1 The Elizabethan Poor Law in England
		2.1.2 The Hamburg System and Elberfeld System in Germany
		2.1.3 Charity Organization Societies in England and the United States
		2.1.4 Settlement House Movement in England and the United States
	2.2 Poverty Alleviation and Social Work in China
		2.2.1 The Historical Origins of Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
		2.2.2 The Evolution and Practical Results of Poverty Alleviation Policies
		2.2.3 The Current Status and Content of Involving Social Work in Poverty Alleviation
	2.3 Characteristics of the Community-Centered Approach to Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
		2.3.1 Meanings of the Community-Centered Approach to Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
		2.3.2 Features of the Community-Centered Approach to Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
	References
3 Theory and Methodology of the Community-Centered Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
	3.1 Theoretical Origins
		3.1.1 Concept of Community
		3.1.2 Theories on the Causes of Poverty
		3.1.3 Intervention Theories of Poverty
	3.2 Practice Models
		3.2.1 Social Planning Model
		3.2.2 Locality Development Model
		3.2.3 Social Action Model
	3.3 Service Plans
		3.3.1 Basic Concepts
		3.3.2 Service Flow
	References
4 Community Intervention in Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
	4.1 Professional Relationship Building with Community Intervention
		4.1.1 Roles of Social Workers
		4.1.2 Paths of Community Intervention
		4.1.3 Establishment of Professional Relationships with Multiple Subjects
	4.2 Needs Assessment of Poor Communities
		4.2.1 Overall Situation of Poor Communities
		4.2.2 Needs Assessment of People in Poor Communities
		4.2.3 Analysis of the Causes of Poverty
	4.3 Service Plans for Community Intervention
		4.3.1 Objectives of the Service Plans
		4.3.2 Strategies of the Service Plans
		4.3.3 Contents of the Service Plans
	Design 1: A Service Plan for Poverty Alleviation of the “Poor Second Generation”
	1 Objectives of the Service Plan
	2 Contents of the Service Plan
		2.1 Case Management
		2.2 Life Planning Accounts
	Design 2: A Service Plan for Seniors in the Community
	1 Service Objectives
	2 Intervention Strategies
		2.1 Community Education
		2.2 Personalized Services
		2.3 Volunteer Teams
		2.4 Featured Activities
	References
5 Community Empowerment in Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
	5.1 Individual Empowerment: Subjectivity of Participants in Community Empowerment
		5.1.1 The Physiological Aspect: Awareness and Behaviors of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
		5.1.2 The Psychological Aspect: Willingness and Actions for Self-development
		5.1.3 The Economic Aspect: Labor Skills, Resource Acquisition and Identification Abilities, and Financial Literacy
		5.1.4 The Social Aspect: Awareness of Rights
		5.1.5 The Political Aspect: Awareness of Political Participation
	5.2 Interpersonal Empowerment: The Relationship Standard in Community Empowerment
		5.2.1 Informal Networks of Mutual Assistance
		5.2.2 Formal Networks of Mutual Assistance
	5.3 Institutional Empowerment: Sustainable Orientation in Community Empowerment
		5.3.1 Production, Consumption, and Ecological Models: Overcoming Environmental Vulnerability
		5.3.2 Policy Models: Reconstructing the Relationship Between the Country and the Poor
		5.3.3 Participation of Professional Forces: Harnessing Power from Outside the Poverty Alleviation System
		5.3.4 Culture Construction: Building a Culture of Inclusion, Reciprocity, and Positivity
	5.4 Challenges to Community Empowerment in Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
		5.4.1 Debate Between Capacity and Power
		5.4.2 Mismatch Between Formal and Substantive Empowerment
		5.4.3 Discrepancy Between Process and Outcome
		5.4.4 Difficulties in Evaluating the Effectiveness of Empowerment
	References
6 Community Revitalization in Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
	6.1 Connotations of Community Revitalization in Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
		6.1.1 The Revitalization of “People”: A Search for Subjectivity
		6.1.2 The Revitalization of “Culture”: The Maintenance of Meaning
		6.1.3 The Revitalization of “Society”: The Regeneration of Space, Interests, Security, and Trust
	6.2 Practice Strategies for Community Revitalization in Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
		6.2.1 The Revitalization of Space: Shaping the Field of Publicity
		6.2.2 The Revitalization of Organization: Commitment to Improving Service Effectiveness
		6.2.3 The Revitalization of Culture: Interrupting the Culture of Poverty and Restoring Community Identity
		6.2.4 The Revitalization of Relationship: Reconstructing Reciprocal Order and Social Capital
		6.2.5 The Revitalization of Concepts: Transformation of Group Perception
	6.3 Challenges for Community Revitalization in Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
		6.3.1 Confusion Between “Participating” and “Attending”
		6.3.2 Disparity Between Standardization of Plans and Diversity of Demands
		6.3.3 Contradiction Between Rich in Form and Hollow in Substance
		6.3.4 Deviation Between “People-Orientation” and “Material-Orientation”
		6.3.5 Necessity of Further Capacity Building for Poverty-Alleviation Social Workers
	References
7 Community-Centered Poverty-Alleviation Social Work: Reflections and the Future
	7.1 Poverty Alleviation Practice of Social Work: A Contemporary Extension of a Classic Issue
		7.1.1 Traditional Veins of Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
		7.1.2 Extension and Limitations of Traditional Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
	7.2 Contemporary Turn in Poverty-Alleviation Social Work
		7.2.1 Multidimensional Definition of “Poverty” and Its Controversy
		7.2.2 Multiple Paradigms of Poverty-Alleviation Social Work in the Past Decade
		7.2.3 Welfare Interventions for Poverty: The Foothold of “Community”
	7.3 Unresolved Research Issues and Controversies
		7.3.1 Poverty as a Complex Social Problem and Its Interventions
		7.3.2 Complex and Contradictory Roles of Social Work
		7.3.3 Improving the Effectiveness of Poverty-Alleviation Social Work in the Future
	References
Afterword
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