A study of community guides: lessons for professionals practicing with and in communities.
Soc Work
; 49(4): 550-61, 2004 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15537178
ABSTRACT
A study of 35 nonprofessional helpers, identified as community "guides," focused on the contribution each made to helping marginalized individuals and families become a part of their communities. The lessons learned through these lay helpers can inform a postmodern social work practice that promotes the use of indigenous practice principles appropriate for work with and in culturally distinct communities. The practice wisdom of these guides demonstrates a need for professionals to reposition themselves in the associational life of a community, and to make their practice less visible. It is shown that an effective community-building practice that respects community solutions to individual and community problems requires permeable boundaries on the part of intervening professionals.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
/
Community Participation
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Soc Work
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canada