02669cam a2200277 i 4500 432363514 TxAuBib 20200824120000.0 090917s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781934583357 1934583359 TxAuBib rda Payne, Ruby K. Bridges out of poverty : strategies for professionals and communities / Ruby K. Payne, Philip DeVol, Terie Dreussi Smith. Rev. ed. Highlands, TX : Aha! Process, 2009. 285 pages . : illustrations ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-285). Introduction -- Definitions and resources -- The role of language and story -- Hidden rules among classes -- Patterns in generational poverty -- Role models and emotional resources -- Support systems -- Mentoring and bridging -- Discipline, choices, and consequences -- Resources and resiliency : internal assets -- Improving the work performance : teaching what is needed to do the job -- Creating relationships with people in poverty -- Developing personal skills for working with people in poverty -- Improving agency policies and internal processes -- Improving interagency collaboration -- Poverty culture, addiction, treatment, and recovery -- Epilogue -- Research notes -- Appendix: Additive model. Bridges Out of Poverty is a unique and powerful tool designed specifically for social, health, and legal services professionals. Based in part on Dr. Ruby K. Payne's myth shattering A Framework for Understanding Poverty, Bridges reaches out to the millions of service providers and businesses whose daily work connects them with the lives of people in poverty. In a highly readable format you'll find case studies, detailed analysis, helpful charts and exercises, and specific solutions you and your organization can implement right now to: Redesign programs to better serve people you work with Build skill sets for management to help guide employees Upgrade training for front-line staff like receptionists, case workers, and managers; Improve treatment outcomes in health care and behavioral health care; Increase the likelihood of moving from welfare to work. If your business, agency, or organization works with people from poverty, only a deeper understanding of their challenges-and strengths-will help you partner with them to create opportunities for success. 20200824. Poverty.