Book

A Twenty-First Century Approach to Community Change

About the Book

Published: January, 2017

The​ ​Skillman Foundation solicited the technical assistance of the University of Michigan School of Social Work. This book introduces readers to the environment within which the work of technical assistance began. The work is placed within a theoretical and practical context.

The book​ ​provides:

  • an inside view of the intricacies of a community-change initiative committed to balancing multiple and diverse perspectives and contributions.
  • case vignettes, case-based discussion questions, and web-based resources are attached to each chapter for use in the classroom.

Authors

Leslie D. Hollingsworth

Leslie D. Hollingsworth
Associate Professor Emerita of Social Work
Research Interests

Adoption, African American families, child welfare, mental health, birth parents, adoptive parents, interpersonal practice, family therapy

Larry M. Gant

Larry M. Gant
Professor Emeritus of Social Work, School of Social Work and Professor Emeritus of Art and Design, Penny W Stamps School of Art and Design
Research Interests

Program evaluation, social action, community-based health programs, mezzo practice and social planning; public health social work, international social work, arts-based community development, health disparities emerging from syndemic-structural interactions, e.g. HIV/AIDS, poverty, violence-related PTSD, and impoverished care access.

Paula Allen-Meares

Paula Allen-Meares
Norma Radin Collegiate Professor Emerita of Social Work, Professor Emerita of Education and Dean Emerita
Research Interests

Schools, adolescents, parenting.

Trina R. Shanks

Trina R. Shanks
Director, School of Social Work Community Engagement, Harold R. Johnson Collegiate Professor of Social Work and Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
Research Interests

Child well-being, asset building, 529 college education plans, SEED, Rhodes scholar, economic development