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Community work is concerned with helping people to work together in their community, to grow in confidence and competence, in order to tackle their priorities and needs. This requires the community worker to understand both what is meant by ‘community’ and the nature of the specific community with which he or she is engaging.
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© 1992 British Association of Social Workers
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Francis, D., Henderson, P. (1992). Communities and People in Rural Areas. In: Working with Rural Communities. Practical Social Work. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21967-4_2
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