Social Cognitive Theory
What does the Social Cognitive Theory state?
-A person’s behavior can be influenced by observing others within the context of social interactions, experiences, and outside media influence.
What do we know about learning and performance?
-Task can be learned but not performed whereas performance presumes learning
Is a result of an individuals training, intellectual capacity, and learning style
What do we know about stimuli and learning?
-Emotional coping responses- strategies or tactics used to deal with emotional stimuli
Too much stimuli inhibits learning and performance
Also can generate fear
What are aspects of coping(two main aspects)
-Solving the material or physical problem
-Addressing the accompanying emotion
Social Support and Social Networks
-Aid and acceptance through social interactions and interpersonal relationships.
Know the types of Social Support
Emotional Support-expressions of empathy, love, trust and caring
Instrumental Support-tangiable aid and service
Informational Support-Advice, suggestions and information
Appraisal Support-information that is useful for self-evaluation
How do you develop and demonstrate social support to a community of 5,000
-Enhance social networks between overlapping groups
-using problem identification and problem solving
Indigenous natural helper-ppl in the community that ppl already know and trust
Gain rapport(find out who they are)
Look at his network and his resourcese
If he knows nothing about help you must teach them
Community Organization and Building
Critical consciousness-a consciousness based on reflection and action in making change
-ppl engage in dialog that links root causes and community actions
Consietization and who came up with the term
Friere
-It is the consciousness that comes through social analysis of conditions and peoples roles in changing these conditions
-It affords communites to enact