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Rural
Realities
The
issues involved in working in rural areas.
A video-based training package for community groups and
professional workers.
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Most
people know, or think they know, about the countryside.
Even if they live in a town, they will have spent
holidays or days out in the country, and they will
have built up a picture of it based on how it is shown
in books and magazines, and in television and radio
programmes. They will probably see the countryside
as a 'green and pleasant land' and find it hard to
understand that poverty and deprivation are a reality
for many of those living in the country.
Politicians
and policy makers are as likely to be influenced by
idyllic images of the countryside as the rest of us.
They are often reluctant to admit to the possibility
of rural poverty and deprivation and to the need to
combat them. It is therefore vital that those with
an understanding of the realities of rural life are
able to make known the needs of those living in the
countryside and to contribute to the process of change.
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Who
is the training package for?
This
training package is designed to introduce members of community
groups and a range of health and welfare professionals to
issues involved in working in rural areas. It aims to contribute
to the development of skills and confidence on the part
of all those who seek to critically assess rural needs and
to respond to them in a creative way.
What
does it cover?
These
materials provide a starting point for planning and developing
rural work. They will help you to think what you mean by
'rural' and how you can assess current needs and resources
in the countryside. Since rural areas are currently experiencing
considerable social and economic changes, members of community
groups and professional workers will need to be prepared
to reassess their assumptions and staring points as well
as regularly reviewing their work in order to ensure its
continuing relevance. We hope these materials will support
you in that task.
What's
in the package?
The
training package consists of:
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a
video in which people living in the Peak District speak
about their lives and about some of the effects of living
in the countryside. |
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a
training guide which contains nine activities that groups
can use to explore ideas about what 'rural' means, and
to look at the needs of people in the countryside and
at ways of taking action to ensure that these are acknowledged
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The
video was made by the Peak District Rural Deprivation Forum,
and the training guide was written by Duncan Scott and Marilyn
Crutcher.
Price
£29.25 + £2.92 postage = £32.17 total.
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