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Bridges Out of Poverty

By: Philip E. DeVol, Ruby K. Payne, Terie Dreussi Smith
Narrated by: Tom Blair, Philip DeVol
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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.

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.

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Helpful for Church Work, Too

I am a pastor who works with a lot of social workers. This book helped me understand some of ways that the social workers operate, and I appreciated the explanation of the "hidden rules" of different classes. The rules helped me to reflect on how my congregation functions and why it is increasingly difficult for us (solidly middle class) to reach our neighbors (increasingly people in poverty).

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Good information

This is intended for social workers or anybody working with people in poverty in a capacity trying to help them out of poverty and that is not me however it was recommended to me in order to help one person specifically so that I could understand and I do feel like I got a lot out of this book.

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Helpful, informative

Helpful, informative, and required by state student aids, and teachers. Reference books and student handouts are available

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Great Book to help understand Poverty

This book certainly was an eye-opening! The biggest takeaway was the "hidden class rules". I never thought about it but that is a major barrier for those new to our culture and to those in poverty. This is a MUST read for those working with people in poverty and those organization that want to be inclusive. HUD HRA employees...this would be a great resource book.

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Couldn't pause, awesome approach to bridging the gap.

I couldn't stop listening to the audio book. It consumed my whole day. I replayed certain segments for note taking and better understanding. I will require my management team to read the book or listen to the audible. A must read for teachers and academic administrators. While this is a great resource for college level , I believe the greatest impact is K-12. We can change a generation by using the BOP teachings.

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Great book!

It gave me a new perspective to look at life and understand the poverty of middle class cultures.

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Insightful

the book is very eye-opening to poverty and the dynamic that goes along with it. this will be very helpful in the role of the professional when interacting with the people of poverty

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brings understanding of different classes

enlightening, shed light on behaviors of people living in poverty, whether they are from generational poverty or became impoverished through circumstances. a useful tool for people working with a broad spectrum of people from different classes and backgrounds. social workers, teachers, health care providers, and employers that deal with lower skilled workers, as well as those who are living in poverty and looking to understand their own situation

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A must for everyone!

It doesn't matter where you come from or where life takes you. This book is excellent and a must for everyone!

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A fabulous book with a such a great message. Highly recommend to all who have the time. Flows quickly

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