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Skills in Neighbourhood Work Skills in Neighbourhood Work is a practice textbook. It explains the skills, knowledge and techniques needed by community workers and other practitioners to work efectively in and with communities. While the principles and methods it describes have stood the test of time, the political, economic and social changes which have taken place since the book was frst published have made new editions essential. Rewritten and updated to include new practice examples, this ffth edition retains all the practical information needed by the student or practitioner but sets it in the contemporary context. Including a European perspective and views from North America and Australia, it covers: Starting, supporting and ending work with community groups Evaluation Data collection Goals and priorities Making contacts Group work Helping groups work with other organisations This invaluable textbook is essential reading for students and practitioners of community work. Paul Henderson and David N. Thomas have worked in community development since the early 1970s. Their experience includes neighbourhood work, training, consultancy and research. Most recently, they worked together as directors at the Community Development Foundation. They have also published extensively, in both the United Kingdom and mainland Europe. Skills in Neighbourhood Work 5th Edition Paul Henderson and David N. Thomas Cover image: Peaceful protest in downtown Kansas City © Getty Images Fifth edition published 2023 by Routledge 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN and by Routledge 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2023 Paul Henderson and David N. Thomas The right of Paul Henderson and David N. Thomas to be identifed as authors of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identifcation and explanation without intent to infringe. First edition published by Unwin Hyman Ltd 1980 Fourth edition published by Routledge 2013 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Henderson, Paul, author. | Thomas, David N., 1945– author. Title: Skills in neighbourhood work / Paul Henderson and David N. Thomas. Description: 5th Edition. | New York, NY : Routledge, 2023. | Revised edition of the authors’ Skills in neighbourhood work, 2013. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifers: LCCN 2022036580 (print) | LCCN 2022036581 (ebook) | ISBN 9781032314921 (hardback) | ISBN 9781032314600 (paperback) | ISBN 9781003310006 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Social group work—Great Britain. | Community organization— Great Britain. Classifcation: LCC HV245 .H396 2023 (print) | LCC HV245 (ebook) | DDC 361.40941—dc23/eng/20220818 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022036580 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022036581 ISBN: 978-1-032-31492-1 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-032-31460-0 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-31000-6 (ebk) DOI: 10.4324/9781003310006 Typeset in Sabon by Apex CoVantage, LLC To community development friends in Europe Contents List of fgures viii List of tables ix Acknowledgements x 1 Key ideas about neighbourhood work 1 2 Thinking about evaluation 23 3 Entering the neighbourhood 38 4 Getting to know the neighbourhood 55 5 What next? Needs, goals and roles 80 6 Making contacts and bringing people together 100 7 Forming and building organisations 125 8 Helping to clarify goals and priorities 154 9 Keeping the organisation going 167 10 Dealing with friends and enemies 184 11 Leavings and endings 203 Appendix 220 Useful resources 228 Index 230 Figures 2.1 The LEAP planning and evaluation cycle 34 5.1 An example of banner and sub-goals 86 Tables 7.1 A framework for group formation 130 7.2 Preparing for a public meeting 151