Roshan Safiullah Nalika Hafshi Arshad

What is community What is development What is community development Community work models What is locality development Why should social worker engage in locality development Social planning model Social action Goals of social action Role of community social worker References

A community may be defined as a group of people sharing a common geographic area, a common value system, common needs and interests and who have similar or shared experiences The concept of social meaning has....... a social meaning - a geographical meaning - a cultural meaning

Improving the living standard of the people improve health and increase its level of educating Increase the degree of freedom of people Economic freedom Decision making Security Legal rights Basic needs of a person

Community development is an action that helps people to recognize and develop their ability and potential and organize need respond to problems and which they share It supports the establishment of strong communities that control and uses assets to promote social justice and help improve the quality of community life. It also enables community and public agencies to work together to improve the quality of government.

Locality development Social planning Social action

Community practise is based on their belief Large range of people involved in planning, implementation, and evaluation Locality development is the macro practice specially that is used the least and most likely should be utilized the most

Locality development can break down the barriers within the community Get to gather the people Locality development can lay a solid foundation for community support of activism around issues of importance Locality development can help individuals and groups acquire new skills and knowledge Locality development can bring forth the natural leaders from within the community

Locality development can encourage the community to identify its own resources and understand its own strengths Locality development can make the community self-sufficient and able to identify and solve its own problems Locality development can give voice to every one Locality development can build a foundation for real community and equity leading to a healthy community and long term positive social change

Social planning is a process that helps communities identify strengths and weakness and determine ways to improve the quality of life in the community Social planning is based on a set of values, techniques and skills which will contribute to better communities and quality of life It includes welfare, education, health population, economic planning ect...

Social action is about people working together taking responsibility for their local area and helping to create the society that we want to live in by doing the little practical things that together can add up to big social change. Changing the environment Solving mass problems Influencing basic social conditions and polices

Empowerment Critical consciousness Community capacity Social capital Issue selection Participation and relevance

Introduce new programmes Solution for mass problems Influences in policies Improve the mass condition Changing the environment Enhancing social welfare Provide decision making power

Develop the area Evaluation programmes Develop the plans Monitor the work Advocator Broker Facilitator Enhance parenting support Help disadvantage people and improve their health and well-being

Arrange good quality alternative care for children whose parents can not care for them Aid people in poverty to improve their financial position Protect the public from harm as a consequence

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