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Subtitle: Strategies For Professionals and Communities. Ruby K. Payne, Philip DeVol, and Terie Dreussi Smith have written a book for those who work closely with people who live at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder. Defines poverty in terms of the resources that people do without (financial, emotional, mental, spiritual, physical, support systems, relationships/role models, knowledge of hidden rules, and coping strategies). Helps social workers, employers, and members of community organizations understand the unique and sometimes hidden obstacles that individuals from poverty face. Chapters deal with the role of language; hidden rules among classes; characteristics of generational poverty; role models; mentoring and bridging; internal assets; improving work performance; creating relationships with people in poverty; developing personal skills for working with people in poverty; improving agency policies; improving interagency collaboration; etc. | |