Lmsw Prep Community Organization

Front 1

Models of Community Organization

Back 1

*Locality development
*Social planning
*Social Action

Front 2

Locality Development

Back 2

*Enabler, Catalyst*-Community building through improving the process by which things get done. Aimed at community-wide issues that affect everyone (ex. economic development, public health, etc.. ).

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Social Planning

Back 3

*Fact-gatherer, analyst, expert*-oriented toward policy solutions -- changing or passing laws or regulations to address problems or conditions -- particularly those initiated by officials or other leaders from inside or outside the community.

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Social Action

Back 4

*Activist, advocate, agitator*-based on the assumption that there is strength in numbers. By banding together and taking action, ordinary people gain the political or economic power to create change.

Front 5

Classical Model

Back 5

Rigid structure and channels of communication (ex. IBM).

Front 6

Human Relations Model

Back 6

Informal structure and communication (ex. mom & pop store).

Front 7

Decision making model

Back 7

Various levels of structure-each level makes specific types of decisions with distinctive types of information.

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Structural Model

Back 8

Various levels of structure-each level operates as a human relations model; conflict exists between levels.

Front 9

Needs Identification and Asssessment

Back 9

1. Needs identification
2. Needs Assessment
3. Methods of Needs assessment
-demands for services
-analysis of service resources
-citizen surverys
-community forum
-nominal group approach (brainstorming in small groups)
-Delphi approach (back & forth approach)
-Key informant approach (talk to an expert).
4. Convergent Analysis (CAP key phrase for what DP does)