Ira C Colby
Biographic Data
| ID | 4100320 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ira C Colby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ira C |
| FAMILY NAME | Colby |
| SIGNATURE | COLBY I C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Central Florida |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
An overview of social work education in the United States
The social work profession in 2009 is a global profession and given its breadth and scope as a worldwide profession, we should not be surprised by the diversity found in the profession's practices and in its educational programmes. This paper outlines current issues, emerging trends in the United States for social work education, and presents a broad overview of the 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards, the Council on Social Work E…
Do Public Neighborhood Centers Have the Capacity to Be Instruments of Change in Human Services
This article examines the capacity of public neighborhood centers to be instruments of change in human services. The authors focus specifically on the centers' ability to perform critical leadership functions in social planning and locality development. Data presented in the article were gathered through an independent study of 45 public neighborhood centers in Central Florida. Study findings indicate that public neighborhood centers tend to refl…
Adjunct Faculty in Social Work Education
Adjunct faculty are growing in numbers and time spent instructing courses in social work programs. This paper describes one school's approach in working with and involving adjunct faculty as significant stakeholders in the overall educational program. The described program incorporates a number of ongoing activities to encourage adjunct faculty to contribute to the academic community beyond the instruction of one course. The paper also identifies…
Social Workers and PACs
This paper examines the role of state Political Action for Candidate Election committees during the 1992 election cycle and assesses the extent that these state committees carried out their identified purpose. Using a survey questionnaire of the state chapters' executive directors, the authors examine the structure of the P.A.C.E. units and the activities they undertook, and assess the overall level of effectiveness of P.A.C.E. efforts at the sta…
Transforming Human Services Organizations Through Empowerment of Neighbors
Social programs of the 1990s, in particular those that are neighborhood-based, often carry the often negative stigma of social history. Community workers must recognize that previous experiences and perceptions outweigh promised changes. The challenge for the community worker is to offset the past and replace negative perceptions and beliefs with positive encounters. This paper details the needs assessment process of a multicultural, community-ba…
Registering the Poor to Vote
Voter registration and educational programs for the poor and moderate income groups were a dominant political strategy embraced by a number of social welfare organizations during the 1984 general election. This article reviews one such project that registered 4,124 individuals and implemented a follow-up survey of 500 new registrants. Based on the survey, the author identifies a number of voting and nonvoting behaviors that should be considered i…
The Freedmen's Bureau
Rural Community Mental Health Practice
Journal Article Rural Community Mental Health Practice Get access Rural Community Mental Health Practice. By Wodarski John S.. Baltimore, Md.: University Park Press, 1983. 260 pp. $19.95 paper. Ira C. Colby Ira C. Colby Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, University of Texas, at Arlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 30, Issue 1, January-February 1985, Page…
Urban Bias
Journal Article Urban Bias Get access Ira C. Colby Ira C. Colby Wallingford, Pennsylvania Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 27, Issue 4, July 1982, Page 381, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/27.4.381-a Published: 01 July 1982
Transforming Human Services Organizations Through Empowerment of Neighbors
Social programs of the 1990s, in particular those that are neighborhood-based, often carry the often negative stigma of social history. Community workers must recognize that previous experiences and perceptions outweigh promised changes. The challenge for the community worker is to offset the past and replace negative perceptions and beliefs with positive encounters. This paper details the needs assessment process of a multicultural, community-ba…
Adjunct Faculty in Social Work Education
Adjunct faculty are growing in numbers and time spent instructing courses in social work programs. This paper describes one school's approach in working with and involving adjunct faculty as significant stakeholders in the overall educational program. The described program incorporates a number of ongoing activities to encourage adjunct faculty to contribute to the academic community beyond the instruction of one course. The paper also identifies…
An overview of social work education in the United States
The social work profession in 2009 is a global profession and given its breadth and scope as a worldwide profession, we should not be surprised by the diversity found in the profession's practices and in its educational programmes. This paper outlines current issues, emerging trends in the United States for social work education, and presents a broad overview of the 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards, the Council on Social Work E…
Social Workers and PACs
This paper examines the role of state Political Action for Candidate Election committees during the 1992 election cycle and assesses the extent that these state committees carried out their identified purpose. Using a survey questionnaire of the state chapters' executive directors, the authors examine the structure of the P.A.C.E. units and the activities they undertook, and assess the overall level of effectiveness of P.A.C.E. efforts at the sta…
Urban Bias
Journal Article Urban Bias Get access Ira C. Colby Ira C. Colby Wallingford, Pennsylvania Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 27, Issue 4, July 1982, Page 381, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/27.4.381-a Published: 01 July 1982
The Freedmen's Bureau
Rural Community Mental Health Practice
Journal Article Rural Community Mental Health Practice Get access Rural Community Mental Health Practice. By Wodarski John S.. Baltimore, Md.: University Park Press, 1983. 260 pp. $19.95 paper. Ira C. Colby Ira C. Colby Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, University of Texas, at Arlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 30, Issue 1, January-February 1985, Page…
Registering the Poor to Vote
Voter registration and educational programs for the poor and moderate income groups were a dominant political strategy embraced by a number of social welfare organizations during the 1984 general election. This article reviews one such project that registered 4,124 individuals and implemented a follow-up survey of 500 new registrants. Based on the survey, the author identifies a number of voting and nonvoting behaviors that should be considered i…
Transforming Human Services Organizations Through Empowerment of Neighbors
Social programs of the 1990s, in particular those that are neighborhood-based, often carry the often negative stigma of social history. Community workers must recognize that previous experiences and perceptions outweigh promised changes. The challenge for the community worker is to offset the past and replace negative perceptions and beliefs with positive encounters. This paper details the needs assessment process of a multicultural, community-ba…
Adjunct Faculty in Social Work Education
Adjunct faculty are growing in numbers and time spent instructing courses in social work programs. This paper describes one school's approach in working with and involving adjunct faculty as significant stakeholders in the overall educational program. The described program incorporates a number of ongoing activities to encourage adjunct faculty to contribute to the academic community beyond the instruction of one course. The paper also identifies…
Social Workers and PACs
This paper examines the role of state Political Action for Candidate Election committees during the 1992 election cycle and assesses the extent that these state committees carried out their identified purpose. Using a survey questionnaire of the state chapters' executive directors, the authors examine the structure of the P.A.C.E. units and the activities they undertook, and assess the overall level of effectiveness of P.A.C.E. efforts at the sta…
Do Public Neighborhood Centers Have the Capacity to Be Instruments of Change in Human Services
This article examines the capacity of public neighborhood centers to be instruments of change in human services. The authors focus specifically on the centers' ability to perform critical leadership functions in social planning and locality development. Data presented in the article were gathered through an independent study of 45 public neighborhood centers in Central Florida. Study findings indicate that public neighborhood centers tend to refl…
An overview of social work education in the United States
The social work profession in 2009 is a global profession and given its breadth and scope as a worldwide profession, we should not be surprised by the diversity found in the profession's practices and in its educational programmes. This paper outlines current issues, emerging trends in the United States for social work education, and presents a broad overview of the 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards, the Council on Social Work E…
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