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This is a summary of a discussion between Edmonton Social Planning Council staff and clients from the Seniors Association of Greater Edmonton (SAGE). Clients spoke about what they would like to see in the Government of Alberta's Social Policy Framework, their attitude towards current government programs and services designed to improve the quality of life of all Albertans, and ideas for additional programs and services that would achieve this goal. This discussion was part of the ESPC's series of public consultations to help shape the Government of Alberta's Social Policy Framework.

This is a summary of a discussion between Edmonton Social Planning Council staff and clients with the Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation (CEASE). Clients spoke about what they would like to see in the Government of Alberta's Social Policy Framework, their attitude towards current government programs and services designed to improve the quality of life of all Albertans, and ideas for additional programs and services that would achieve this goal. This discussion was part of the ESPC's series of public consultations to help shape the Government of Alberta's Social Policy Framework.

This is a summary of a discussion between Edmonton Social Planning Council staff and clients with the Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation (CEASE). Clients spoke about what they would like to see in the Government of Alberta's Social Policy Framework, their attitude towards current government programs and services designed to improve the quality of life of all Albertans, and ideas for additional programs and services that would achieve this goal. This discussion was part of the ESPC's series of public consultations to help shape the Government of Alberta's Social Policy Framework.

The Edmonton Social Planning Council's evaluation of the Board Development Program offered through the provincial government ministry, Alberta Community Development.

The Edmonton Social Planning Council's evaluation of the Board Development Program offered through the provincial government ministry, Alberta Community Development.

AbstractThis article discusses the history of the idea of social planning, and of the pioneering Masters Programme in Social Planning established at the University of Wales Swansea in 1973. Swansea's initiative in social planning led to the creation of the University's Centre for Development Studies (CDS), and it broadened development studies as an academic and policy field. Social planning is a controversial term because it has sometimes been associated with social engineering and totalitarianism. Nevertheless, it has a very important intellectual and policy agenda, and if the word 'planning' proves a liability it can be replaced by 'policy' or 'strategy'. The major questions reviewed at CDS‐Swansea in the 1970s are still pertinent, and new dimensions have been added through growing concerns for nation‐building, sustainability, democracy, gender equity and human rights. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

[Social planners have been preoccupied with methods of estimating the demand for social services and have accorded scant attention to the problem of assessing the supply of those services. As a corollary, they are far better equipped to grapple with the question of the magnitude of need than with that of the capacity to satisfy need. The object of the present article is to rectify in part this deficiency by furnishing insights into the supply side of social planning].

Brief presented to the Minister of Social Services and Community Health, Dr. Neil Webber.

Brief presented to the Minister of Social Services and Community Health, Dr. Neil Webber.

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITY WORK AND YOURSELF -- 1 Introduction: What is community work? -- The 'enabling' imperative -- Defining terms -- Different dimensions of community work practice -- Starting where people are: A paradox -- The centrality of networking (much of which was provided by Gilchrist) -- What is community work for? -- The contribution of socialism and feminism to British community work -- Effects of community work -- Towards evidence-based theory -- Conclusion - community work - an idea for all time? -- Points to ponder -- Further reading -- 2 Planning for effective community work, and evaluation -- Types of community work project or programme -- Designing the intervention for a generic project -- Contact making -- A community profile (or needs analysis) -- From community profile to analysis and action -- Evaluating community work, part one, by Gabriel Chanan -- Evaluating community work, part two -- Conclusion -- Points to ponder -- Further reading -- 3 Survival, professional development and reflective practice -- Introduction -- Surviving agency pressure -- Resisting project closure -- Building protection, creating space and credibility -- Managing your own situation -- Stresses of the job -- Critical support -- Knowledge, skills, qualities -- Professional self-development -- Planning and recording -- Coping with tricky situations and making mistakes -- Reflective practice (RP) -- Leaving your job -- Final points -- Points to ponder -- Further reading -- PART TWO: community development and community action -- 4 Helping people set up and run community groups -- The enabler - key points -- Contractual work -- Social audit -- Community capacity building (CCB) -- Training for community groups? -- Community development and/or education?.