{"id":18532,"date":"2023-05-03T22:47:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T22:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/critically-analyse-community-development-practice-and-principles-as-a-response-to-contemporary-social-issues\/"},"modified":"2023-05-03T22:47:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T22:47:21","slug":"critically-analyse-community-development-practice-and-principles-as-a-response-to-contemporary-social-issues","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/critically-analyse-community-development-practice-and-principles-as-a-response-to-contemporary-social-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Critically analyse community development practice and principles as a response to contemporary social issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Community development provides a set of principles, skills and knowledge
\nthat can be applied to<\/span>

\n<\/span>address the most pressing issues social workers and communities face in
\ncontemporary society.<\/span>

\n<\/span>Ecological degradation is one of the major issues facing contemporary
\nsociety and therefore is a<\/span>

\n<\/span>critical issue for social work. In a social work context, ecological
\ndegradation intersects with social<\/span>

\n<\/span>inequality, and other social issues including colonisation, oppression
\nand neo liberalism.<\/span>

\n<\/span>Using the context of ecological degradation, this assignment asks you to
\napply the concepts, theories<\/span>

\n<\/span>and principles of community development to a social and community issue
\nof your choice. Drawing<\/span>

\n<\/span>from unit readings and \u201cgreen\u201d or \u201ceco-social work\u201d literature, you
\nwill:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n



\n<\/span>\u2022 Critically discuss the role of community development in responding to
\nyour chosen issue and<\/span>

\n<\/span>its interconnection with ecological degradation, social inequality,
\ncolonisation, and\/or neo<\/span>

\n<\/span>liberalism; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n



\n<\/span>\u2022 discuss a plan to develop a simulated community development initiative
\nto address the<\/span>

\n<\/span>issue.<\/span>

\n<\/span>Your critical discussion and planning for a practice response is
\ndesigned to elicit your critical thinking<\/span>

\n<\/span>and demonstrate your application to a practice context. The questions
\nbelow focus your responses to<\/span>

\n<\/span>maximise your learning and preparation for community development
\npractice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n



\n

\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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