Knowledge and skills required for Community Work

1. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED FOR COMMUNITY WORK 22 nd May 2009 B.PRINCE SOLOMON LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE INDIA 5/22/2009 Knowledge and skills of Community Work

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3. H0w do we gain knowledge??? Observations Media Using the third eye Living with the community Being taught by some one Constant reflections of our experiences 5/22/2009 Knowledge and skills of Community Work

4. MAKING A COLLAGE Objective: To understand the social issues in Taiwan 5 teams 15 minutes per team Make a collage and Give a Theme…in the chart given to you. 5/22/2009 Knowledge and skills of Community Work

5. FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EMPOWERMENT NEED RIGHTS VALUING : LOCALKNOWLEDGE LOCAL CULTURE LOCAL RESOURCES LOCAL SKILLS LOCAL PROCESS WORKING IN SOLIDARITY 5/22/2009 Knowledge and skills of Community Work

6. MODELS OF COMMUNITY WORK IN INDIA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT MODEL SYSTEM CHANGE MODEL STRUCTURAL CHANGE MODEL INTER - COMMUNITY MODEL MULTI COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MODEL 5/22/2009 Knowledge and skills of Community Work

7. NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT MODEL 5/22/2009 Knowledge and skills of Community Work

8. SYSTEM CHANGE MODEL e.g. Improving Education 5/22/2009 Knowledge and skills of Community Work

9. System change Model…… LEVEL SYSTEM ISSUES Community School Drop out Inefficiency Lack of Resources City Dept of Education Policy Implementation State Ministry of Education Planning Board Policy Formulation 5/22/2009 Knowledge and skills of Community Work

10. STRUCTURAL CHANGE MODEL It works as a alternative form of Society It transforms the existing conditions at the macro level of the community Adoption of alternative political ideology It usually starts as a community work and ends up as Social action. E.g. IMF, World Bank they make it difficult for the nation state to take decisions in various issues. 5/22/2009 Knowledge and skills of Community Work

11. INTER-COMMUNITY MODEL Certain problems can not be met by or tackled within the community through community resource. E.g. Starting a tailoring Unit in a community, after every one is trained what will happen to the unit, What about the employment ?So here we need to link the resources with other communities. Networking and Relationships are the key to Inter-community Model. 5/22/2009 Knowledge and skills of Community Work

12. MULTI COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MODEL The approach is innovative. Small villages and towns cooperate with each other. A group of villages can make a difference and influence economic, political and social policy. Voluntary and regional efficiencies may be achieved while maintaining a degree of local autonomy. 5/22/2009 Knowledge and skills of Community Work

13. INTRODUCTION TO ROLES AND SKILLS The Problem with ‘COOK BOOKS ’: It makes us assume C.W. is an ordered,linear process Every community is different Every community worker is different Skills are tied up with values and Knowledge. Competencies: Flexibility,Commitment,Passion 5/22/2009 Knowledge and skills of Community Work

14. Practice,Theory,Reflection and Praxis Action Understanding Praxis: Constant cycle of doing, learning and critical reflections LANGUAGE OF ROLES: e.g. Enabler, Organizer, Educator But it should be holistic How can I best fill this role VS overall purpose or vision of community work. 5/22/2009 Knowledge and skills of Community Work

15. I -Facilitative Roles and Skills Social Animation e.g. Enthusiasm Mediation and Negotiation Support e.g. Informal meetings (tea) Building Consensus-increases solidarity and Commitment Group Facilitation Utilization of Skills and resources Organizing Personal Communication 5/22/2009 Knowledge and skills of Community Work

16. II - EDUCATIONAL ROLES AND SKILLS Consciousness Raising e.g. Informal talk with the community about busy roads in DATAN Informing Demographic information Confronting e.g. Moral Issues Training e.g. Its effective when community requests it. 5/22/2009 Knowledge and skills of Community Work

17. III - REPRESENTATIONAL ROLES AND SKILLS Obtaining Resources Advocacy Using the Media Public Relations Networking Sharing Knowledge Experience 5/22/2009 Knowledge and skills of Community Work

18. IV - TECHNICAL ROLE AND SKILLS Research Alternative Research approaches Using computers Verbal and written presentations Management Financial Control 5/22/2009 Knowledge and skills of Community Work

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