지역사회복지는 현대 사회복지 실천의 중심축이자 지역사회의 지속 가능한 발전을 위한 핵심적 실천 분야이다. 급격한 사회변동과 복잡한 지역문제의 심화는 국가중심의 복지 체계만으로는 해결이 어렵다는 현실을 부각시키고 있다. 이에 따라 지역 내 주민의 참여와 자원 연계, 네트워크 구축을 통해 지역사회의 문제를 주민 스스로 해결하고자 하는 지역사회복지의 필요성은 더욱 강조되고 있다.

이 책은 이러한 현실을 반영하여 다양한 이론과 실천 모델을 포괄적으로 설명하고 이를 실제 현장 사례와 긴밀히 연계함으로써 학습자와 실천가 모두가 현장에서 즉시 활용할 수 있도록 구성하였다. 특히 각 장에서는 지역사회복지의 이론적 배경을 넘어 실제로 적용 가능한 사례를 다루어 독자들이 이론과 실천을 자연스럽게 연결할 수 있도록 돕고자 하였다.

또한 최근 한국 사회에서 큰 화두가 되고 있는 커뮤니티 케어(Community Care)를 심층적으로 다루어 지역사회복지의 새로운 패러다임을 이해할 수 있도록 하였다. 커뮤니티 케어는 돌봄이 필요한 주민이 살던 곳에서 삶을 지속할 수 있도록 하는 지역사회 기반 돌봄 체계로, 사회복지의 분권화와 지역 맞춤형 서비스를 실현하는 대안으로 주목받고 있다. 이에 본 교재는 커뮤니티 케어의 개념과 필요성, 정책 추진 현황, 그리고 성공적인 실행을 위한 과제 등을 상세히 소개하고 있다.특히 본 교재는 학습자들이 핵심 내용을 쉽게 파악할 수 있도록 핵심 키워드를 굵은 글씨로 표시하였고, 각 장별로 예상문제를 제공하여 학습의 효율성을 높이고 사회복지사 1급 시험을 대비할 수 있도록 하였다. 아울러 실제 현장에서 겪을 수 있는 다양한 상황을 반영한 사례 연구를 풍부하게 수록하여 이론이 실제로 어떻게 작동하는지 이해할 수 있도록 하였다.

저자는 지난 30여 년간 대학에서 지역사회복지와 사회서비스를 연구하고 교육해 왔으며, 경남 지역사회보장위원회 위원장, 경남 사회서비스원 원장, 김해시복지관 관장을 역임하면서 지역사회복지의 이론과 실천을 넘나드는 경험을 축적하였다. 이러한 현장 중심의 관점은 본 교재 전반에 녹아 있으며, 이 책이 단순한 학문적 설명을 넘어서 실제 현장에서 적용 가능한 지침서로 기능하기를 바란다.

끝으로 이 책이 이론적 지식 습득을 넘어 지역사회복지 현장에서 실질적 변화를 만들어낼 수 있는 실천가를 양성하는 데 조금이나마 도움이 되기를 바란다. 지역사회복지에 대한 이해와 실천 능력을 한층 더 높이고자 하는 모든 이들에게 본 교재가 든든한 길잡이가 되길 기대한다.​​

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chapter 01 지역사회와 지역사회문제 / 9

01 지역사회의 개념과 유형 ································································· 10

02 지역사회 문제의 이해 ···································································· 16

제1장 예상문제 및 해설 ······································································ 25

chapter 02 지역사회복지의 개념과 가치 / 29

01 지역사회복지의 개념 ······································································ 30

02 지역사회복지의 이념과 가치 ·························································· 37

제2장 예상문제 및 해설 ······································································ 45

chapter 03 지역사회복지의 발달과정 / 49

01 영국의 지역사회복지 발달과정 ······················································ 50

02 미국의 지역사회복지 발달과정 ······················································ 66

03 한국의 지역사회복지 발달과정 ······················································ 77

제3장 예상문제 및 해설 ······································································ 91

chapter 04 지역사회복지의 이론 / 95

01 기능주의이론 ·················································································· 96

02 갈등이론 ······················································································· 101

03 생태체계이론 ················································································ 106

04 교환이론 ······················································································· 111

제4장 예상문제 및 해설 ···································································· 116

chapter 05 지역사회복지의 실천모델 / 121

01 지역사회복지 실천모델의 목적과 역할 ········································· 122

02 지역사회복지 실천모델의 전통적 유형 ········································· 130

03 지역사회복지 실천모델의 현대적 유형 ········································· 142

제5장 예상문제 및 해설 ···································································· 151

chapter 06 지역사회복지의 실천 과정 / 155

01 지역사회 진단 및 욕구 사정 ························································ 156

02 계획 수립 및 실행 ······································································· 163

03 평가 및 환류 ················································································ 170

제6장 예상문제 및 해설 ···································································· 178

chapter 07 지역사회복지의 실천기술 Ⅰ / 181

01 지역사회사정 기술 ······································································· 182

02 네트워크 기술 ·············································································· 194

03 자원동원 개발 기술 ······································································ 206

제7장 예상문제 및 해설 ···································································· 217

chapter 08 지역사회복지의 실천기술 Ⅱ / 221

01 옹호 대변 기술 ············································································· 222

02 역량강화 기술 ·············································································· 231

03 조직화 기술 ·················································································· 240

제8장 예상문제 및 해설 ···································································· 250

chapter 09 지역사회복지의 체계 / 255

01 지역사회보장의 개념과 체계 ························································ 256

02 커뮤니티 케어 ·············································································· 272

제9장 예상문제 및 해설 ···································································· 291

chapter 10 지역사회복지의 추진체계 / 295

01 지역사회복지의 공공추진체계 ······················································ 296

02 지역사회복지의 민간추진체계 ······················································ 310

제10장 예상문제 및 해설 ·································································· 331

chapter 11 지역사회복지 운동의 이해 / 335

01 지역사회복지운동의 개념과 유형 ················································· 336

02 지역사회복지의 주민참여 ····························································· 346

제11장 예상문제 및 해설 ·································································· 358

chapter 12 지역사회복지의 동향과 발전 과제 / 361

01 지역사회복지의 지속가능성과 지역공동체 ···································· 362

02 우리나라 지역사회복지의 과제 ····················································· 374

제12장 예상문제 및 해설 ·································································· 384​​​