"As a practitioner in the field for over thirty years, I have been
exposed to endless 'planning' sessions that are prescriptive to the
point of being oppressive. Thistext 'gives permission' to the
practitioner to allow for emergence, uncertainty, and ambiguity in the
planning process. Comparative Approaches to Program Planning provides a
guide for the manager, administrator, executive director, strategic
planner, and CEO to embrace multiple planning strategies and the
understanding of each. This is extremely worthwhile in a dynamic
environment and an ever- changing landscape and worldview."
--Paul D. McWhinney, ACSW, Director of Social Services City of
Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
"This is the book I've been waiting for. It provides not only a linear
approach to program design, but gives language to the tacit knowledge
many planners have of the circular nature of their work. Both linear and
circular thinking are important to planning processes and now we have a
resource for teaching."
--Jon E. Singletary, PhD, MSW, MDiv, Baylor University, School of
Social Work
The first text on program planning to guide readers in selecting
program planning approaches appropriate to setting, culture, and
context
Valuable for students and practitioners in the social work, public
administration, nonprofit management, and community psychology fields,
Comparative Approaches to Program Planning provides practical and
creative ways to effectively conduct program planning within human
service organizations.
Written by leaders in the social work education community, this
innovative book explores program planning as a multi-layered and complex
process. It examines both a traditional linear problem-solving model as
well as an alternative emergent approach to program planning, helping
professionals to successfully develop and enact effective and culturally
competent planning in organizations and communities.
