In this volume, the author examines social and community development practice in India and the South Asian region and the concept of a social development approach and why it is relevant to the
needs of local-level communities or grassroots-level villages. He discusses strategies for the social work profession, students, and educators and practitioners. He describes the meaning and
definitions of social development, its historical origins, and the practice of the social development approach; how it can be applied to the development of local-level communities; core values,
principles, and dynamics for community development practice; social policy education for social and community development workers; international social and community development education for
social workers; and professional issues, namely the need for a professional focus on social and community development practice, offering social and community development education through a
distance mode, and the social work code of ethics and the place of virtue ethics. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
