Unit 4 Flashcards
Community Organization
the process of the community coming together to mobilze, identify a common need, mobilize resource to reach a common goal for the good of the community, political change in terms of a health need/goal
levels of influence that a program can reach
interpersonal
intrapersonal
community
community
group of people with common characteristics
6 elements of a community
- membership
- shared langage or symbol system
- shared mutual needs and values
- goal and commitment to meeting it
- mutual influence
- shared emotional connection
there are different communities in life
we can be members of different communities
when you have a large comunity…
extra step of mobilizing the community and gathering them together
what do planners today focus on?
broadening to the community
the more people the better!
resources and skills of many > resources and skills of a few
the need for community organization has increased. why?
- society is icnreasingly independent/individualistic now - we dont like to depend or ask our neighbors or community members for help
- but we can still come together and mobilze when we need to - neighborhood watch
why do communitys have much potential for change
allow for participatory justice and democracy
community organization
- comes from social work re: immigrants/poor people services
- the organization of a community to come together, identify a common need or goal and mobilize resources to achieve it collectively
- not a science but an art of consensus in a democratic process
- act of the community advocating for social, instituational, political change for achieving a common goal
- sometimes issues are too large for small groups or individuals to accomplish by themselves - better in a communities
7 assumptions of community organization
1 . comm have capacity to deal w/ own problems
- communites can and want to change
- communities are active in change
- better if change comes from within (buy in)
- holisitc > fragmented
- need support/help to mobilize
- democracy requires cooperation
community capacity
what the community is able to do/work with their assets capacity to organize and change
empowerment
the social action process of the communities changing their lives and communities for the better
macro practice
bigger than the level of the individual
social capital
relationships within the community that foster cooperation, trust, and building group community identity
locality development
process of obtaining and orienting community change by building some group identity
social planning
task orientedplanning by outside member for group community
social action
task and process oriented problem solving by creating change to counter power imbalances
community building
community orgo is so need and leader based, need something else to go along with it for change to be imposed
- community building is strength based and allows the community to build on their strengths and what they already have (their assets) to achieve their goals
- can encourage and motivate for change
community assets
primary building blocks
secondary building blocks
potential building blocks
primary building blocks
- in community, under control of pp
secondary building blocks
in community, not under control of pp
potential building blocks
outside community, not under control of pp
why are knowing what your assets are useful?
knows what youre capable of mobilizing with to take action
process of community organization
address issue gain entry in community organize the masses assess the community (needs, assets) identify goals/prioritize implement solution assess eval maintain loop back
