COMMUNITY ORGANIZING Flashcards
(25 cards)
Has boundaries, territories e.g village, sitio, brgy., city, province. What type of community is this?
Geographical Communities
e.g : women, youth, farmers, fisher folks. What type of community is this?
Sectoral Communities
Groups of people who share some common interests or functions e.g RVM, nursing, priest, etc. What type of community is this?
Functional Communities
The traditional way of classifying communities. What type of community is this?
Rural/Urban Communities
e.g : Aetas and Mangyans. What type of community is this?
Tribal/Indigeno us Communities
e.g : disabled, parishes, families
Special Types Communities
What are the other elements that a community may possess? (There are 15 of them)
HISTORY
SPACE RELATIONS
ESTERNAL RELATION
RESOURCES
TECHNOLOGY
KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEFS
VALUES AND SENTIMENTS
GOALS
NORMS
POSITION AND ROLES
POWER
LEADERSHIP
INFLUENCE
SOCIAL RANK
REWARD AND PUNISHMENT
The very term “Community Organization” suggests that the community is central in the use of this method usually linked to social work. True or false?
True
The term “Community Organizing” was first used by American Social Works in the late 1800’s to refer to the specific work they were involved in with settlement houses for new foreigners and the rich. True or false?
False. They were involved in the settlement for immigrants and the poor.
WHAT ARE THE IDEAL PERSONAL QUALITIES OF A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER (mention at least 9):
INTEGRITY
COURAGE
FLEXIBILITY
OBJECTIVITY
SELF-DISCIPLINE
TACTSENSITIVITY
ADAPTABILITY
IMAGINATION
SENSE OF HUMOR
Mention the 6 phases of “THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION PROCESS” (By order):
Pre-Entry Phase
Entry Stage
PHASE THREE: ANALYSIS
PHASE FOUR: COURSE OF ACTION
PHASE FIVE: Implementation
PHASE SIX: Phase Out
After your specific community has been identified, organizers are then expected to conduct a social investigation (S.I) on the said area, conduct initial interview with the community persons and to go around performing a site/ocular inspection.
Pre-Entry Phase
The community has the right to know of the organizers entry in their area. Because of such, a courtesy call to the barangay officials and respected leaders from the said community is necessary. An orientation on the assisting organizer’s background and purpose must also be
clearly relayed.
Entry Stage
Integrating with the locals is also one of the best strategies one organizer can practice in order to catch-up with current situation of the community.
PHASE TWO: INTEGRATION
After the problems and issues of the community have been identified, a systematic course of action may now be determined.
PHASE FOUR: COURSE OF ACTION
The plan that was initially formulated with the community is now put into action.
PHASE FIVE: Implementation
The community organizers during this stage assists the community in identifying, analyzing and prioritizing current community needs and issues.
PHASE THREE: ANALYSIS
The community organizer, again, as a facilitator, may assist the community in examining what happened, what went well, what has been learned and what should happen next.
(Clue: This comes after implementation)
Evaluation
After the goals of the community have been met, and its members are empowered, the community organizer can now pull out from the community.
PHASE SIX: Phase Out
What are the roles of a community organizer? (There are 4 of them)
A FACILITATOR
AN ANIMATOR
AN ENABLER
A CATALYST
Facilitates the community process through listening and questioning and by giving continuous encouragement and support to the local strivings. What role is this?
A FACILITATOR
Stimulates the people to think critically when identifying problems and finding new solutions. What role is this?
AN ANIMATOR
Consistently directed at freeing the community (through key persons like leaders) to realize their strengths and potentials in cooperative work. What role is this?
AN ENABLER
This role Hastens the process of transformation/change. What is it?
A CATALYST
