POSC 1100U Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Actions, Energistics
1 Mar 2017
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Relating community change to agency work and professional practice. Residual family & economy proper sources for meeting needs. Welfare efforts are responses to shared social problems. Services are the right of the individual; no requirement to prove need or worthiness. No assumption that problem lies with individual. Social welfare exists because it makes life better. Service users and professionals working together in collaboration: level 5. Groups of service users talk to professionals: level 4. Service users talk with other service users: level 3. Professionals talk to (not with) service users: level 2. You have the theoretical and skill base you need. Theory: you will need to choose a theory you are comfortable with to promote change. 2: anti-oppression theory is a useful tool for self reflection and recognizing power. Skills: empathy, genuineness, self-awareness, acceptance, patience, relationship building skills, empowering skills, negotiation. Key principles of community development as a model of practice. The community has the primary responsibility for decision making.
