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Planning for Change takes the participants through the process of transforming their ideas for community change projects into concrete proposals that include a description of the project, project goals, a budget, and timeline. Unit VI. Action and Reflection encompasses the implementation of the community change projects.

The unit provides structures for the youth and adult participants to evaluate and reflect on their work. The unit is supplemented by an appendix that provides implementers with examples of change projects.

Photovoice engages people in taking pictures of their community. It is used to identify local problems and strengths and to develop ideas for change. You are here: Home » Curriculum. Download Curriculum The curriculum is designed to be flexible and accommodate different populations. There are two versions of the YES Curriculum: African American population focus Multicultural population focus Each version has cultural activities tailored to the population focus, in addition to the core content.

The curriculum is divided into 6 units: Unit I. Is so, why? If not, why not? Professional practice requires the ability to formulate critical questions about one's experiences and reading; to recognize information lacks and identify the information needed to solve a problem; to make keen observations of behavior and events; to process and analyze data in order to make effective decisions and chart a course of action; and to evaluate the latter.

These are all part of the process of critical thinking. Critical thinking demands that each individual take a mentally active stance towards one's intellectual and experiential tasks. In that sense we are all continuous learners. Specifically in relation to this course, it also means that students must take responsibility for their own learning. Students are expected to engage intellectually with the course reading; to attend classes and participate actively in class discussions, exercises, and projects; to question and analyze their own and other's assumptions and viewpoints; to take initiative in all aspects of the progress of the course.

The literature pertinent to the field of community organization extends well beyond social work texts and journals. The long bibliography attached to the syllabus is intended to serve the student beyond the demands of the course itself.

If so, why? Using the organizer's exercise at the back of Warren and Warren's "How to Diagnose a Neighborhood" article, choose a well defined small neighborhood area in Baltimore in which you do not live and do a micro analysis of it. Drive or walk around, and using the chart as framework, take notes. Please write up a 5 page description of the neighborhood, noting as many factors as you can about it.

Include a map of the area, too. Note: If you have already done an assignment like this, please see the instructor. Each person, either individually or in a small group, will design a community organizing project, which may relate to your field placement. They should be pages depending on whether you work alone or in a group , incorporate at least 15 different readings, and be done in APA style.

By Session 3, I want to see a 1 page description of your proposed project. By Session 8, I want to see a detailed pages outline of the proposed project, including topic, potential steps, and possible references for it.

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Concepts of Community Minus Related Pages. Systems Perspective From a systems perspective, a community is similar to a living creature, comprising different parts that represent specialized functions, activities, or interests, each operating within specific boundaries to meet community needs. Social Perspective A community can also be defined by describing the social and political networks that link individuals, community organizations, and leaders.

Virtual Perspective Some communities map onto geographically defined areas, but today, individuals rely more and more on computer-mediated communications to access information, meet people, and make decisions that affect their lives Kozinets, Individual Perspective Individuals have their own sense of community membership that is beyond the definitions of community applied by researchers and engagement leaders. Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website.