Review the steps involved in community assessment as presented in this chapter. Would they be feasible in the geographic community where you live or work? Would you add any steps to the assessment process?
What will be an ideal response?
For this discussion students should consider the community with which they are most familiar (probably their home communities). They should consider which of the following steps involved in community assessment could be utilized:
• Characteristics of the community population
• A problem profile
• Differences in community participation among different community groups
• Community values related to how the presenting issue is managed
• Types of social organizations within the community
• Power sources in the community, and their location
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c. Taking responsibility for the helping the monopolizer. d. Being aware of the integration of process and content.
Explain when nominal measures of association are used.
What will be an ideal response?
In the _______________section of your proposal, which is sometimes referred to as the sustainability section, indicate whether and how the organization would continue the program beyond the grant period)
A) program continuation B) statement of need C) program components D) appendices
Which of the following individuals was not an early social worker who worked in the mental health
field? a) Edith Burleigh b) Mary Potter Brooks Meyer c) Mary Richmond d) E. H. Horton