本书系统阐述了社区工作的发展历程、定义、基础理论框架、实施过程及实用技巧。其核心目的在于，通过全面而深入的讲解，帮助学生熟练掌握社区工作的基本原理、丰富的理论学说、基本工作模式以及地域适应性强的实践技巧。本书鼓励学生在学习历程中，将理论知识与实践操作紧密结合，运用所学知识解决社区工作中的实际问题，从而成长为具备专业素养的社会工作者。

第一章　社区的概念与要素······································································· 001

第一节　社区的概念与构成要素··························································· 001

第二节　社区的特征与分类································································· 004

第三节　社区的功能·········································································· 007

第四节　社区研究的发展与研究方法····················································· 011

第二章　社区社会工作的理论界定与实际意义··············································· 016

第一节　国内外对社区社会工作的理论界定············································ 016

第二节　社区社会工作的目标、对象与功能············································ 020

第三章　社区社会工作的发展历程······························································ 029

第一节　欧美国家社区社会工作的形成与历史发展··································· 029

第二节　中国社区社会工作的发展························································ 032

第三节　社区社会工作的相关概念························································ 039

第四章　社区社会工作的理论基础和价值体系··············································· 059

第一节　社区社会工作的理论基础························································ 059

第二节　社区社会工作的价值体系························································ 068

第五章　社区社会工作的介入模式······························································ 073

第一节　社区发展模式······································································· 073

第二节　社区策划模式······································································· 083

第三节　社区行动模式······································································· 091

第四节　社区照顾模式······································································· 099

第六章　社区社会工作的方法与技巧··························································· 109

第一节　社区社会工作的基本过程························································ 109

第二节　社区社会工作的基本方法························································ 117

第三节　社区社会工作的基本原则························································ 129

第七章　农村社区社会工作······································································· 131

第一节　农村社区社会工作的内涵························································ 131

第二节　农村社区社会工作的意义························································ 133

第三节　农村社区社会工作的研究方法·················································· 141

第八章　城市社区社会工作······································································· 155

第一节　城市社区社会工作的内涵························································ 155

第二节　城市社区社会工作的主要内容·················································· 158

第三节　城市社区社会工作的原则和方法··············································· 169

第九章　社区社会工作实务······································································· 174

第一节　认识社区·············································································· 174

第二节　理解社区工作的主要模式························································ 185

第三节　服务社区老年人···································································· 196

第四节　社区营造·············································································· 201

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