Models of Community Organization Practice in Action Models

Models of Community Organization Practice in Action

Models of Practice We incorporate conflict theory and its assumptions about the oppression of certain groups in all models of community practice. We determine the model of practice used based on: 1) Mission of the organization that employs the organizer. 2) Preferences of organization constituents or beneficiaries. 3) Constituent needs and cultural values. 4) The organizer’s theoretical framework. 5) The organizer’s personality (consensus or conflictoriented)

We use the following models in CO Practice. Social Action Social Planning Community Development Transformative Feminist Multicultural

Basic assumptions of Rothman’s Model Practice Model Change Goal Staff Role Constituents Target of Change Strategy Community development Increase community capacity and integration Coordinator Enabler Catalyst Citizens Participants Programs or services Develop a consensus among groups Social Action Change resources & power dynamics Advocate Negotiator Activist Victims of oppression Constituents Employers The power structure Mobilize people to take action against powerful Social Planning Expert Data analyst; Problem Solver Consumers of Service Community Collect Systems data; choose the best plan Problemsolving

Basic Assumptions of Transformative Models Practice Model Change Goal Transformative Staff Role Constituents Target of Change Strategy Personal Expert; & Social Teacher; Change Equal partner; Learner Experts on own lives; Change Agents; Learners Individuals; Society Teaching; Group Consensus; Confront powerful Feminist More power for women Equal partner; Facilitator; Activist Partners; Change agents; Decisionmakers Individuals; Change services to meet needs; Patriarchy Group consensus; Confront power structure Multicultural Social change Bring cultures together Equal partner Facilitator Learners; Decisionmakers; Partners Individual & Group Attitudes; Social Change Dialogue; Group consensus; Confront powerful

Theories, Models, & Practice Subtypes Theory Systems Theory Conflict Theory Powerdependency Resource mobilization Rational Theory/ Problemsolving model Constructivist Theory Model Community Development Social action Social Planning Transformative model Lobbying Mobilization Grassroots Political Feminist Transformative Rational Advocacy Incremental Transactive Multicultural Feminist Organizing Model Economic Subtypes Development; Capacity Enhancement; Asset-based; Feminist