sck3703-assignment-2-community-work.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Summary of Five steps of community work -Weyers ……………………….2-4 1.1 step1-do a situation analysis ………………………………………………………………………… 2 1.2 Step2-identify and analyse the impediments………………………………………………… 2 1.3 Step3-formualte action plan…………………………………………………………………………..3 1.4 step4-implement the plan of action……………………………………………………………….3 1.5 step5-evaluate the process and results and sustain change…………………………..4 2. Applications/lack of applications of ethical principles of participatory development……………………………………………………………………………………………………..5-7 2.1 Human orientation…………………………………………………………………………………………5 2.2 participation…………………………………………………………………………………………………..5 2.3 empowerment……………………………………………………………………………………………….6 2.4 ownership………………………………………………………………………………………………………6 2.5 release……………………………………………………………………………………………………………7 3. Applications/lack of applications of five features of community development……………………………………………………………………………………………………8-10 3.1 Collective action…………………………………………………………………………………………..8 3.2 self-reliance………………………………………………………………………………………………….8 3.3 needs orientation…………………………………………………………………………………………9 3.4 objective orientation……………………………………………………………………………………9 3.5 grassroots action…………………………………………………………………………………………10 4. Applications/lack of applications of five outcomes of community development…………………………………………………………………………………………………..11-13 4.1 Awareness…………………………………………………………………………………………………..11 4.2 community development leads to further development …………………………….11 4.3 demonstration effect…………………………………………………………………………………..12 4.4 community building……………………………………………………………………………….......12 4.5 sustainability……………………………………………………………………………………………….13 5. Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………………………….14 1 sck3703-assignment-2-community-work. 2 QUESTION ONE 1. Summary of Five steps of community work -Weyers (2011) Step 1: do a situation analysis The basic purpose of the first step of the community work process is to gain an understanding of the nature of the practice situation in which you find yourself. This step will prepare you for the selection of the practice model or models that would be used as a basis for intervention. According to the case study in relation to the task mentioned above the student did historical backgrounds about the school and the community that is located in the north west of the greater Johannesburg where most of the black people are employed as farmer workers and domestic workers and socially disadvantaged, their basic needs such as education accommodation was not made a priority the other findings were that the school mainly catered for the children of the farm workers, domestic workers and from squatter camps in the area. The student according to the case study had an idea of bringing a project that would benefit the community. She was introduced to the principal of the school and presented her idea and the principal became interested and gave the student permission to present it to community members and they liked it too, and that's where she managed to achieve finding a committee aligned with different roles to help make the project a success. The student was able to identify the problem in the community hence she took steps to try and make this kind of project to benefit the community as whole. Step 2: identify and analyse the impediments The basic purpose of the second step of the community work process is to identify and gain an understanding of the nature of the social problems, social needs and/or the unutilized potential in the community that should be the focus of your attention. This should be combined with a preliminary feasibility study. According to the case study the student gained the full understanding of the problem that challenged the community members by talking with the teachers individually and the principal and gained support too. The student became aware of the of the difficulties teachers experienced in teaching pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds, overcrowding, lack of privacy, little stimulation inadequate transport, children falling asleep in class during lessons due to walking long distances and they were also affected by high rate of crime and abuse which lead to high rate of failure and children dropping out of school on the other hand high rate of failure resulted in many children remaining in one class for a long time even exceeding the age that the class is suitable for