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Most of the books in Hans Toch’s library are heavily marked up. This makes them worthless monetarily, but a treasure to see what he considered significant in the many classics in his library. Many are written by his former students.

Posts tagged Social Work
Community Organizers and Social Planners

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By Joan Levin Ecklein and Armand Lauffer,

"Community Organizers and Social Planners" presents a comprehensive exploration of the roles, responsibilities, and challenges faced by those working in community development. Authors Joan Levin Ecklein and Armand Lauffer draw from their extensive experience to provide valuable insights and practical guidance for individuals involved in promoting social change and enhancing community well-being. Through detailed case studies and theoretical frameworks, this book offers a thoughtful analysis of the strategies and approaches employed by community organizers and social planners. A must-read for anyone seeking to make a positive impact at the grassroots level.

Wiley, 1971, 389 pages

The Q-Sort in Character Appraisal: Encoding Subjective Impressions of Persons Quantitatively

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Jack Block

FROM THE JACKET: Through the years, the technique has been greatly enhanced by subsequent conceptual and methodological developments and has gained wide currency in a host of appraisa! settings. In this long awaited expansion of his classic 1961 monograph, Jack Block traces the history, rationale, and productive ramifications of the Q-sort technique, as implemented by the long-established California Q-sort. Major versions of the Q-sort currently in use are included, complete with detailed instructions, empirically based savvy, and descriptive "prototypes" esarially apt for the individual sorter's reference ae. Clinical and personality psychologists, ri chiatrists, social workers, and graduate stuis will find this book to be the definitive work in important and underused personality sessment tool.

American Psychological Association. Washington, DC. 2008. 224p.