Community practice

its most basic form is a person who makes something, or expanding the definition, one that makes (Merriam-Webster, 2016). It is a builder, an engineer, a person who uses their hands to create, applying our knowledge in the creation of something. In practice, this can range anywhere from a person who makes clothes, an engineer who creates code for a program, even an artist who uses metal as a medium in a creation could be considered a “maker”. The art of “making”, while it can be called an art,…

project study will examine whether the Singida Nutrition and Agroecology Project (SNAP), a participatory, agroecological peer farmer education intervention, can be effective at improving sustainable agricultural practices, legume production, food security, infant and young child feeding practices, and nutritional status of children and mothers in Singida District, Tanzania. Survey design SNAP is a clustered randomized effectiveness trial. We have selected 25-30 households in each of 10 villages…

insightful points. Chapter 7 was on working in groups while in the field. One of the main points discussed was expectations for practice with groups. They gave four examples of models that social workers may fulfill they were, social action/goals model, reciprocal goals model, and remedial goals model. Another point discussed was learning the factors that come along with group practice. The chapter discussed important factors such as group work assignments, role transition, documentation,…

paper will examine community conservation in the ACA (ACA) that draws on Hulme and Murphree 's (1999) idea of “new conservation”, which involves “the merging of conservation and development goals”, conservation to be “based in society” and the notion that the “achievement of conservation goals requires that ‘people and parks’ be good neighbours “ (Hulme and Murphree, 1999, p.280). Additionally, it will examine an older fortress…

Community Education has been at the forefront of education in Scotland since the Alexander Report amalgamated youth work, adult learning and community work together back in 1975 to form the community education services seen currently. Back then the Labour Government at the time commissioned the report and it has continued to have a significant impact on community education since then. In this essay I will explore how the different antecendents of community education outlined in Community…

The Community Nursing (3QQ3) course has been an eye opening journey for me in to the world of community nursing. At the start of the initial course doing the practice tools I was quite apprehensive and had no idea what to expect. It was hard in the early few weeks to see how this course would evolve. But, as I became oriented and more familiar with the community the bigger picture began to form. Indeed, the windshield survey was a great tool to assess our community. This was an assessment unlike…

My discourse community is the Los Angeles Lakers, The lakers are one of the biggest teams in NBA history. They have a common goal which is to win as many world championships as they could so far they have 16 which is second of all time to the Boston Celtics who have 17. They get together for practice every day and spend a lot of time together off the court too, they also have an Instagram page which they upload pictures of players before the games or after games or during practice or they shoe…

successfully, helping those with mental illness recover and reintegrate into the community. In the text A Practical Guide to Recovery-Oriented Practice: Tools for Transforming Mental Health Care, Davidson, Lawless, O'Connell, Rowe, and Tondora (2009) describe eight practice standards as a guideline for those wanting to implement the recovery-oriented approach in their agencies. Below, I will be focusing on three of the practice standards employed at MHA Village, namely, Primacy of Participation,…

Anchor institutes are enterprises which are firmly rooted in their communities and typically non-profit organizations such as universities and hospitals (Taylor & Luter, 2013). They have a deep seeded interest in their community, to ensure the safety and health of its members, and perseverance of success of their community. As shown by Taylor and Luter, anchor institutes contain four aspects: “spatial immobility, corporate status, size and the anchor mission: social purpose, democracy and…

inquired about the local community, Katie explained that although the city of Signal Hill has come a long way, the neighborhood continues to struggle with chronic homelessness and violence; sharing that a few weeks earlier, a shooting took place only a few blocks away. Throughout the interview, Katie endorsed that the local government is of great service to the community and there are plenty of amenities that the city offers to its struggling residents. To address community social problems, she…