New Arenas for Community Social Work Practice with Urban Youth

Melvin Delgado is professor of social work and chair of the macropractice at Boston University. His previous books include Community Social Work Practice in the Urban Context, Social Work Practice in Nontraditional Settings, Alcohol Use/Abuse Among Latinos, Social Services in Latino Communities, and Latino Elders in the Twenty-first Century.

The author provides insights into successful intervention strategies, filling a neglected area in the literature of community social work practice... A useful primer for social workers interested in reconnecting our presence to the 'real world'of neighborhood and community, a world where social work practitioners worked in the past, and should be engaged in the future. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare