Community Flashcards
(12 cards)
Community
- Shared attributes
- group of people share something in common
- Feel some sense of belonginess
origin and nature of community
Origin
1. From old french comunete
2. From latin word communitas means public spirit , communis (common)
nature
3. Placed in a given geographical area/ virtual space through communication platforms
4.Durable relations beyond immediate genealogical ties
5. can be large group affliates national communities , international community and virtual communities
Human Communities
- Share intent, belief , preferences and risk in common
- Affecting the identity of the participants and their degree of cohesivenes
3.according to David Clavis & Kien Lee : it connect us with each other
type of community
- Formal Group
1.1 Formed when people come together to accomplish specific goals and objectives
1.2 Have rules and regulation (also called as by-laws)
1.3 Example : Academic (Schools) , Recreation (Sports Committee) and alikes - Informal Group
2.1 Formed when two or more people come together to accomplish a specific task which is mainly a social groupings
2.2 Have no specific rules or regulation
2.3 Example student groupings, bayanihan and alike
Classification of Communities
- Purpose that brings them together
1.1 Ex. Group of Church Servants - INTEREST share the same interest or passion
2.1 Ex. Community of art lovers or fur moms/dads (cats,dogs and alikes) - ACTION ; about change/advocacy
3.1 Ex. Community of green energy advocates - PLACE geographic boundaries
4.1 Ex. Bubuyan Youth - PRACTICE by the same profession or same activities
5.1 Ex. Community of Medical Practitioners - CIRCUMSTANCE by external events/situation
6.1 Ex. Community of Taal Eruption Victims
Importance of Community
- To work together
- Mutual Help
- Better their own lives for the community
- Promoting community participation that values social capital
- Direct involvement of citizenry in the affairs of planning , governance and overall development program at local or grassroot level
Community Dynamics
- Process of change and development in Communities of all living things
- Requirements for establishment are met
Community Action
- Putting communities as the centers of services development and services delivery
- They go in hand in hand and are proportionally related
- Propel the success and stability of communities
- Help the community dynamics or the degree of improvement of the communities
- Aims to cater the primary needs of the communities before implementing it
Profession in Communities
- Advice Worker
1.1 Provide information , advice and guidance on a range of topic - Civil Service
2.1 Delivers Public Service according to government policies - Charity Officer
3.1 Project Management , volunteer coordinationation and fund
Profession in Communities (1-7)
- Advice Worker
1.1 Provide information , advice and guidance on a range of topic - Civil Service
2.1 Delivers Public Service according to government policies - Charity Officer
3.1 Project Management , volunteer coordination and fund-raising - Community Developement worker
4.1 Working in communities and liasing w/ different agencies to bring about change and improvements
4.2 Work together toward certain groups of people (e.g unemployed or the homeless
5.Community Education Officer
5.1 Promoting and coordinating a range of educational option
- Equality and Diversity Officer
6.1 Treated fairly and not discriminated against for characteristics - Family Support Worker
7.1 work with families facing a variety of difficulties
profession in community (8-
- Housing Officer
8.1 Manage rented accommodation
8.2 Develop policies for local authorities or housing association - Human Resource Officer
9.1 Aims to ensure organizational recruitment and selection
9.2 advice on employment law - Immigration , custom and border controls
10.1 ensure safety , security and maintain the law
10.2 monitoring people,goods and others - Intelligence analyst (intel)
11.1 analyzing and assessing intelligence data largely for purpose of security and crime prevention - International Development Work
12.1 Improve the lives of people in developing countries
13.Legal Careers
13.1 Providing Legal Services to Clients
- Local Government career
14.1 Developing Policies and delivering local services - Mediator
15.1 work with people to help them solve conflicts and disagreements
Profession in communities
- Police Officer : maintain the law
17.Prison Officer
17.1 Responsible for monitoring detained people (PDL)
- Psychologist
18.1 . Psychotherapy - overcome a ranger of psychologically or emotional difficulty
- Social Researcher
- Social Worker :
20.1 People with disabilities - Substance Misuse Worker
21.1 Overcome drug, alcohol etc - Teacher/Lecturer/Education Roles
- Probation officer
- Victim care officer
24.1 Help people of victim of crime - volunteer coordinator
25.1 recruits volunteer - Youth Offending worker
26.1 aim reducing rates of youth crime to achieve positive outcome - Youth worker
27.1 Provide support , raise aspiration and breakdown barriers to achieving