Bridges out of poverty : strategies for professionals and communities 1st ed.

Author

• Payne, Ruby K.

Additional Author(s)

• DeVol, Philip E.
• Smith, Terie Dreussi

Publisher

Highlands, TX: aha! Process, Inc., 2009

Language

English

ISBN

9781934583357

Series

Subject(s)

• POOR
• POVERTY
• SOCIAL WORK WITH PEOPLE WITH SOCIAL DISABILITIES

Notes

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Abstract

Bridges Out of Poverty is a unique and powerful tool designed specifically for social, health, and legal services professionals. Based in part on Dr. Ruby K. Payne's myth shattering A Framework for Understanding Poverty, Bridges reaches out to the millions of service providers and businesses whose daily work connects them with the lives of people in poverty. In a highly readable format you'll find case studies, detailed analysis, helpful charts and exercises, and specific solutions you and your organization can implement right now to: Redesign programs to better serve people you work with Build skill sets for management to help guide employees Upgrade training for front-line staff like receptionists, case workers, and managers; Improve treatment outcomes in health care and behavioral health care; Increase the likelihood of moving from welfare to work. If your business, agency, or organization works with people from poverty, only a deeper understanding of their challenges-and strengths-will help you partner with them to create opportunities for success.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (284 p.)

Dimension

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Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Acknowledgments --
Introduction --
Chapter one: Definitions and resources --
Chapter two: The Role of language and story --
Chapter three: Hidden rules among classes --
Chapter four: Characteristics of generational poverty --
Chapter five: Role models and emotional resources --
Chapter six: Support systems --
Chapter seven: Mentoring and bridging --
Chapter eight: Discipline, choices, and consequences --
Chapter nine: Resources and resiliency: internal assets --
Chapter ten: Improving the work performance: teaching what is needed to do the job --
Chapter eleven: Creating relationships with people in poverty --
Chapter twelve: Developing peronal skills for working with people in poverty --
Chapter thirteen: Improving agency policies and intenal processes --
Chapter fourteen: Improving interagency collaboration --
Chapter fifteen: Poverty culture, addiction, treatment, and recovery --
Epilogue --
Research notes --
Bibliography.

Exemplar(s)

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