LMSW Community Organization Questions and Answers Already Passed

LMSW Community Organization Questions and Answers Already Passed What is Community organizing? Harnessing the collective power of communities to tackle issues of shared concern; Community Organization Key Points 1. NOT direct practice, indirect practice 2. SW role is to work WITH THE community, NOT DIRECTLY for them 3. Identify Members with a COMMON INTEREST - Keywords: consensus, agreements 4. No individual counseling or family counseling 5. EMPOWER community MEMBERS to strengthen their community to prevent future dilemmas 6. Advocate as needed for DISADVANTAGED! What stages might a community go through when making a change-related decision? (4) 1. Orientation Stage - Community members meet for the first time and start to get to know each other 2. Conflict Stage - Disputes may occur but are eventually worked out 3. Emergence Stage - Community members begin to see and agree on a course of action 4. Reinforcement Stage - Community members finally make a decision and justify why it was correct What are the 4 Models of Community Organization? 1. Locality Development 2. Social Planning 3. Social Action 4. Social Reform Locality Development 1. Purpose: Work with community to solve a common problem with community/local level. Ex: Neighborhood 2. SW Role: ENABLER: "E" for EMPOWER. Help members use own resources to problem solve/empower 3. Broker: Mediates/Negotiates b/t community groups, links community with services Key Words: NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY, Schools, Community mental health clinic. Social Planning 1. Purpose: Determine a range of solutions to problems AND Develop programs to solve problems. 2. SW Role: EXPERT: Gather Data and Facts used to resolve problems, Key Words: PLAN or DEVELOP homeless shelters, after school recreation programs,; develop programs. Social Action 1. Purpose: Assist community members who NEED assistance/the disadvantaged. Take ACTION and confront on their behalf. 2. SW Role: ADVOCATE, represent disadvantaged and ACTIVIST, bargaining and confrontation. Key Words:. Tenant Association, Landlord/Tenants, Homeless Social Reform 1. Purpose: Change Social Policy. Form coalitions. Bring organization together. 2 SW Role: ORGANIZER: Join groups and institutions together to take joint action towards specific goals. Key Words: Changing laws, bringing Large coalitions togethers Ex: Bring Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) & Fathers Against Drunk Driving (FADD) together coercive power Power from control of punishment reward power Power from control of rewards expert power power resulting from one's specialized information or expertise referent power power from having charisma or identification with others who have power Legitimate power Power from having legitimate authority informational power power derived from control over information