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      Sanctuary Cities, Communities, and Organizations: A Nation at a Crossroads

      Melvin Delgado (Professor of Social Work, Professor of Social Work, Boston University)

      The term sanctuary city gained a new level of national recognition during the 2016 United States presidential election, and immigration policies and debates have remained a top issue since the…

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      Social Work Practice in Nontraditional Urban Settings

      Melvin Delgado (Professor of Social Work, Professor of Social Work, Boston University)

      Suggests that many urban communities can be best served through their own established recreational, social, and cultural centers, and shows how social workers can use these settings - bars, beauty…

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      Urban Gun Violence: Self-Help Organizations as Healing Sites, Catalysts for Change, and Collaborative Partners

      Melvin Delgado (Professor of Social Work, Professor of Social Work, Boston University)

      Urban Gun Violence explains the abuse of automatic weapons and identifies way to mitigate this abuse.

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      Community Social Work Practice in an Urban Context: The Potential of a Capacity Enhancement Perspective

      Melvin Delgado (Professor of Social Work and Chair of Macro Practice, Professor of Social Work and Chair of Macro Practice, Boston University School of Social Work)

      Melvin Delgado’s innovative and creative approach to urban social work practice shows social workers how to focus on the assets these urban communities already have. Specifically, he suggests methods to…

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      Community Social Work Practice in an Urban Context: The Potential of a Capacity Enhancement Perspective

      Melvin Delgado (Professor of Social Work and Chair of Macro Practice, Professor of Social Work and Chair of Macro Practice, Boston University School of Social Work)

      Melvin Delgado’s innovative and creative approach to urban social work practice shows social workers how to focus on the assets these urban communities already have. Specifically, he suggests methods to…

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      Social Work with Latinos: Social, Economic, Political, and Cultural Perspectives

      Melvin Delgado (Professor, Professor, Boston University School of Social Work)

      This book is specifically focused on preparing social workers for practice and research focused on Latinos in the United States. It provides readers with a multi-faceted and updated perspective on…

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      State-Sanctioned Violence: Advancing a Social Work Social Justice Agenda

      Melvin Delgado (Professor, Professor, Boston University School of Social Work)

      The helping professions and social scientists traditionally seek concepts and paradigms that can be used in shaping research and services focused on marginalized populations in the United States. Various perspectives…

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      Community Health Workers in Action: The Efforts of Promotores de Salud in Bringing Health Care to Marginalized Communities

      Melvin Delgado (Professor, Professor, Boston University School of Social Work)

      Community Health Workers in Action proposes support and expansion of the role of community health workers in meeting the health needs of marginalized groups in United States cities (although their…

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      Urban Friendships and Community Youth Practice

      Melvin Delgado (Professor, Professor, Boston University School of Social Work)

      Urban Youth Friendships and Community Practice breaks new ground in identifying and capturing the importance of friendships and the role that community practitioners and scholars can play to enhance them.

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      Youth-Led Community Organizing: Theory and Action

      Melvin Delgado (Professor of Social Work & Chair of Macro Practice, Professor of Social Work & Chair of Macro Practice, Boston University),Lee Staples (Clinical Professor of Social Work, Clinical Professor of Social Work, Boston University)

      Youth-led organizing is increasingly receiving attention from scholars, activists, and the media. Delgado and Staples have produced the first comprehensive study of this dynamic field. Their well-organized book takes an…

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      Asset Assessments and Community Social Work Practice

      Melvin Delgado (Professor of Social Work & Chair of Macro Practice, Professor of Social Work & Chair of Macro Practice, Boston University School of Social Work),Denise Humm-Delgado (Associate Professor of Social Work, Associate Professor of Social Work, Simmons College School of Social Work)

      Needs assessments identify the needs for services, answering questions about who needs these services and in what priority. Asset assessments focuses on existing resources; combing both needs and asset assesments…

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      Urban Youth and Photovoice: Visual Ethnography in Action

      Melvin Delgado (Professor & Chair, Professor & Chair, Boston University School of Social Work)

      This book provides readers with a solid theoretical foundation and a guided approach to how to carry out a youth photovoice project. It takes the readers throughout all facets of…

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      Music, Song, Dance, Theater: Broadway meets Social Justice Youth Community Practice

      Melvin Delgado (Professor of Social Work & Co-Director, Center on Addictions Research and Services (CARS), Boston University School of Social Work)

      The performing arts is an emerging area of youth community practice that has tremendous potential for reaching and positively transforming urban youth lives and to do so in a socially…

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