Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities
by Ruby K. Payne, Philip E. DeVol, Terie Dreussi Smith
Our Price: $26.99
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $15.96 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Philip E. DeVol, Ruby K. Payne, Terie Dreussi SmithEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-06-09
ISBN: 1929229690
Number of pages: 293
Publisher: aha! Process, Inc.
Book Reviews of Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities
Book Review: A good start to understanding U.S. poverty
Summary: 4 Stars
As someone who works with First Nations in the Southwest area, this book has been helpful in understanding some of the issues that those in poverty situations face. As another reviewer criticized, this book mentions systemic issues but then mostly provides tools for caseworkers, mentors, and other middle-classed people in working with those in poverty in the U.S. However, for most of these people, addressing systemic issues isn't feasible, and what they do have the opportunity to do is to help alleviate stresses and provide 'bridges' for some impoverished people to develop fuller lifestyles.
Even as a middle-class person, I found some of the advice on interpersonal relationships and some of the charts describing what happens to people as they move between social groups to be very helpful. This book, although incomplete, provides a good start to understanding poverty as not just 'that person's bad choices,' and also has tools and wisdom about coping in mainstream American life that a wide variety of people could benefit from. 4 stars.
Poverty Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Poverty Books
White Coat, Clenched Fist: The Political Education of an American Physicianby Fitzhugh Mullan
Macmillan Pub Co; Published: 1976-06; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $23.00
Contemporary Social Problemsby Vincent N. Parrillo, John Stimson, Ardyth Stimson
Macmillan Pub Co; Published: 1989-02; Hardcover; Book
Price in other shops:
An Introduction to Human Services: Policy and Practiceby Barbara Schram, Betty Reid Mandell
Macmillan Pub Co; Published: 1994-01; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
Women and Crack-Cocaine (Macmillan Criminal Justice)by James A. Inciardi, Dorothy Lockwood, Anne E. Pottiger
Macmillan Coll Div; Published: 1993-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $25.00
Price in other shops:
Hidden Betrayed Exploited & Forgotten Hoby Cathy Glass
Harpercollins Pb; Published: 2007-11-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.78
Six degrees: our future on a hotter planetby Mark Lynas
Fourth Estate; Published: 2007; Paperback; Book
Best price: $18.48
The Revenge of Gaiaby James Lovelock, J. E. Lovelock
Basic Books; Published: 2006-07-03; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $6.49
Price in other shops:
The Essentials of Family Therapy, 2nd Editionby Michael P. Nichols, Richard C. Schwartz
Pearson Education, Inc. / Allyn & Bacon; Published: 2004-02-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $21.00
Price in other shops:
Down and Out in Paris and London (Essential Penguin 2)by George Orwell
Penguin Books; Published: 1999-02-25; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.82
Rule By Secrecy: The Hidden History that Connects the Trilateral Commision, the Freemasons and the Great Pyramidsby Jim Marrs
Harper; Published: 2000-04-25; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $23.50
Price in other shops:
Similar books summaries and other product reviews
Teaching Content to All: Evidence-Based Inclusive Practices in Middle and Secondary Schoolsby B. Keith Lenz, Donald D. Deshler, with Brenda R. Kissam
Allyn & Bacon; Published: 2003-05-26; Paperback; Book
Best price: $33.00
Price in other shops:
An African Centered Response to Ruby Payne's Poverty Theoryby Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu
African American Images; Published: 2007-04-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.27
Price in other shops:
Why Don't They Just Get a Job? One Couple's Mission to End Poverty in Their Community (Nonprofitmaking Organizations)by Liane Phillips, Echo Montgomery Garrett
aha! Process, Inc.; Published: 2010-03-02; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $14.44
Price in other shops:
Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin'-By World: Building Your Resources for a Better Lifeby Philip E. Devol
aha! Process, Inc.; Published: 2004-04-12; Paperback; Book
Best price: $17.99
Price in other shops:
Mathematical Ideas Expanded Edition (11th Edition)by Charles D. Miller, Vern E. Heeren, John Hornsby
Addison Wesley; Published: 2007-01-12; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $35.00
Price in other shops:
Human Relations Development: A Manual for Educators (7th Edition)by George M Gazda, Fred J. Balzer, William C. Childers, Allison Nealy, Rosemary E. Phelps, Richard P. Walters
Allyn & Bacon; Published: 2005-03-22; Paperback; Book
Best price: $65.23
Price in other shops:
Interactions: Collaboration Skills for School Professionals (6th Edition)by Marilyn Friend, Lynne Cook
Prentice Hall; Published: 2009-04-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $85.00
Price in other shops:
Bridges Out of Poverty Workbookby Philip E. DeVol, Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D., Terie Dreussi Smith
aha! Process, Inc.; Published: 2006-09-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.00
A Framework for Understanding Povertyby Ruby K. Payne
aha Process, Inc.; Published: 2005-05-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $14.00
Price in other shops:
Bridges Out of Poverty Strategies for Professional and Communitiesby Philip E. DeVol, Ruby K. Payne, PhD, Terie Dreussi Smith
aha! Process, Inc.; Published: 1999-11-10; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.25
Price in other shops: