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Week 8: Community development –roles, skills and practice issues
Resh Ramasamy
WEL301A
Community Development
Agenda for today
Public Holiday makeup lecture
Individual Report Presentations (as announced on Blackbord)
Assessment 3
Week 8 content
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS make up lectures
22nd of April 2019 – Easter Monday
Make up Lecture on Sunday (21st April 2019)
11.30 – 2.30 pm
Presentations
Assessment 3
(Essay – 2500 words)
Assessment Description
Community development workers draw on values underpinning an ethos of social justice.
In their work, workers employ a range of values, skills, insights drawn from social theories and academic disciplines, and models of practice.
You are required to respond to the following:
Step 1 - Define and discuss the role of community development workers.
Step 2 - Define and discuss some of the core values that underpin the work done by community workers?
Step 3 - Define and discuss a professional discipline / occupation and one community area with supporting examples.
Step 4 - Critically evaluate and discuss a community development project that relates to your chosen community area and professional discipline / occupation.
Due (Week 10 on Sunday by 11.25 pm – Adelaide time)
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Assessment 3 (Essay – 2500 words, -/+ 10%)
Template for Assessment 3
(Please adhere to the template)
(The word count serves as a guide)
Heading 1: Introduction (250 words)
Heading 2: Role of community workers (500 words)
Heading 3: Core values of community workers (500 words)
Heading 4: Professional discipline and community area (500 words)
Heading 5: Community development project (500 words)
Heading 6: Conclusion (250 words)
Heading 6: References (APA)
Due (Week 10 on Sunday by 11.25 pm – Adelaide time)
Note: The term community development worker and community worker is used interchangeably. For the purpose of this report, we will use community workers to omit unnecessary confusion.
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Heading 1: Introduction
Within this section, you are required to discuss the aim of the essay with background information.
Firstly….
Discuss the aim of the report outlining the four steps as outlined within the assessment description.
Be clear and concise.
Secondly….
Provide background information about community development and community workers.
Only provide generalized information to give the reader some context of what is to come.
Refer to Week 1 study guide for background information.
Referencing is required for this section.
Note: This is an academic paper. Write in third person.
Note: The term community development worker and community worker is used interchangeably.
For the purpose of this report, we will use community workers to omit unnecessary confusion.
Heading 2: Role of community workers
Within this section, you are required to discuss the role of community workers.
Things to conside
Before we go any further, do you know what is a community worker?
Who are they?
What do they do?
What role do they play within community?
How do they add value and contribute to the community?
Refer to Week 8 study guide and this week’s PPT.
You are required to discuss the following:
Provide an overview of community workers.
Discuss the varying scope and professional disciplines.
Discuss the varying duties and roles performed by community workers.
Provide examples to support your claims.
Referencing is required for this section.
Note: This is an academic paper. Write in third person
Note: The term community development worker and community worker is used interchangeably.
For the purpose of this report, we will use community workers to omit unnecessary confusion.
Heading 3: Core values of community workers
Within this section, you are required to discuss the core values of community workers.
Things to conside
What are the core values that underpin, guide and inform community workers? (refer to slide 19 in this PPT as recounted by Ife).
What values do community workers need to have?
Why do they need to have these values?
Are these core values coming from a specific framework(s) or policy(s)?
You are required to discuss the following:
Provide an overview of the core values of community workers.
You don’t need to discuss all the values but pick some (5 minimum and 7 maximum).
You may want to also refer to some theories such as the ABCD model. (Refer to Week 4 PPT and slides for this week).
Discuss the role and purpose of these values for working within the community.
Provide examples to support your claims.
Referencing is required for this section.
Note: This is an academic paper. Write in third person
Note: The term community development worker and community worker is used interchangeably.
For the purpose of this report, we will use community workers to omit unnecessary confusion.
Heading 4: Professional discipline and community area
Within this section, you are required to discuss professional discipline and community area.
You are required to discuss the following:
Discuss one professional discipline / occupation.
Discuss how your chosen professional discipline / occupation relates to the community sector
oadly. Be clear and precise.
Discuss one community area.
Discuss how your chosen occupation relates to your chosen area within the
oader community.
For example, counsellors (professional discipline / occupation) have a strong passion for working within the mental health care sector (community area).
Provide examples to support your claims.
Referencing is required for this section.
Note: This is an academic paper. Write in third person
Note: The term community development worker and community worker is used interchangeably.
For the purpose of this report, we will use community workers to omit unnecessary confusion.
Heading 5: Community development project
Within this section, you are required to discuss community development project.
You are required to discuss the following:
Critically evaluate and discuss a community development project (that has been established or is in development) that relates to your chosen community area and professional discipline.
Discuss the role and purpose of the project.
For example, how will the project add value to your chosen community area.
Discuss the role of your chosen professional discipline with the project.
For example, if you were to choose allied health professionals, you could talk about the NDIS as a “community development project” and relate it back to the disability sector.
Another example could be, if you were to discuss about counsellors, you may want to talk about Commonwealth Mental Health Programs Monitoring Project and relate it to the mental health sector.
Refer to this link for a list of community projects:
https:
cmha.org.au/projects-and-initiatives
Referencing is required for this section.
Note: This is an academic paper. Write in third person
Note: The term community development worker and community worker is used interchangeably.
For the purpose of this report, we will use community workers to omit unnecessary confusion.
Heading 6: Conclusion
Within this section, you are required to summarise the findings of the report.
Things to conside
Do not include new information or new references.
Summarize the body of the report succinctly.
The conclusion must tell the reader if the aims of the report has been satisfactorily met.
Leave the reader with something to think about
Referencing is required for this section.
Note: The term community development worker and community worker is used interchangeably.
For the purpose of this report, we will use community workers to omit unnecessary confusion.
Heading 7: References
Within this section, you are required to reference co
ectly.
Things to conside
Use APA 6th edition manual
Your in-text references must be congruent with your reference list
Reference accurately as per the manual
Omit using too many direct quotes in ve
atim format
Paraphrase and reference you work
Example of a Job Description
Week 8 Content
Community development
Roles, skills and practice issues
Please note, it is impossible to cover all the content for this week in one lecture. I will discuss areas that wa
ant more importance and expect you to refer to the study guide to review omitted information.
To reassure you however, some areas do overlap and I have explained it in detail in the areas I have chosen to explore in class. We will explore some of the omitted areas in the coming weeks.
Community workers: Who are they? Where are they? Where are they? And what do they do? (Recap)
Tesoriero XXXXXXXXXXpostulates a community worker works with particular communities in order to collectively
ing about social change and improve quality of life.
Community workers work closely with individuals, families and/or whole communities to empower them to:
Identify their needs, opportunities, rights and responsibilities
Plan what they want to achieve and take appropriate action
Develop activities and services to improve their lives
Community workers: (Recap)
Traditionally many Australian community development workers have been social work graduates (Mendes, 2008).
Community development education has occu
ed within social work or social welfare courses (Mendes, 2008).
Community Development as an occupation in Australia is still relatively new and unheard of in the mainstream.
The underpinning values and ethos of community development is shared and exercised by many professionals working within human services (e.g. community sector, aged, disability).
The term community development worker and community worker is used interchangeably.
For the purpose of this report, we will use community workers to omit unnecessary confusion.
Community workers: (Recap)
In Australia, community workers can include but not limited to some of the following occupations:
Social workers
Community support workers
Aged care and disability workers
Developmental educators (allied health)
Speech pathologist (allied health)
Health professionals
Counsellors
Team leaders
Community development officers
Childcare workers
Aboriginal and Islander education workers
Advocates
Community workers act as a link between communities and local government and other statutory bodies.
Community workers operate at varying scope.
Community workers have a focus on the community (groups) rather than standalone individuals.
When selecting a professional discipline for your assignment, ensure the occupation focuses on the furtherance and betterment of the community.
Community workers can also be allied health and health professionals. For example, many health professionals run fundraisers to support a myriad of community initiatives.
Principles of community development (Recap)
Ife XXXXXXXXXXidentifies some of the key principles (core values) of community development:
Holism
Sustainability
Diversity
Organic development
Balanced development
Addressing structural disadvantaged
Addressing discoursed of disadvantage
Empowerment
Need definition
Human rights
Valuing local knowledge
Valuing local skills
Valuing local process
Identifying community issues, needs and problems
Developing new community-based programmes and resources
Evaluating and monitoring existing programmes
Networking and enlisting the cooperation of government bodies, community organisations and sponsors
Raising public awareness on issues relevant to the community
Leadership and coordination of programmes
Being a facilitator
Preparing reports and policies
Fundraising
Some of the typical duties include.. (recap)
Developing and agreeing to strategies with stake holders (both internal and external)
Liaising