Brooke Bodzer Community Engagment April Bellback 4-20-13 Getting Teens Involved What does the word community mean to you? The range in diversity in answering this question makes it difficult to all together define the word‚ however‚ the answers will generally evolve around “People‚ togetherness‚ or grouped society. Community is more than a term however. In order for a community to exist‚ there has to be a formation‚ a development‚ and a solid plan to proceed striving for stability and societal
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My story To be a part of a discourse community‚ one must be credible‚ possess factual knowledge and draw on the values of its members to be accepted into the community. At the same time‚ a person must learn typical ways people in that community communicate and argue. When I entered the discourse community of my high school athletic department I acquired knowledge‚ established credibility‚ and drew on the values and emotions of other members of the community. Although‚ one might question my standing
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nett2009-10-10T11:03:00 A Community Assessment of Rose City Park‚ NE Portland Lori Annis‚ Danielle Thompson‚ Ben Kostenko‚ and Neveen Ismail Linfield College A Community Assessment of Rose City Park‚ NE Portland According to Wilkinson and Treas (2011) Community health nurses function as client advocates‚ educators‚ collaborators‚ counselors‚ and case managers. In order to perform these roles with full relevancy and functionality‚ it is important for the nurse to be familiar with the community at hand. Community
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Pamela C. Rubiano MLS CWTS Insight Last December 20-21‚ 2013 we conducted a community immersion in Barangay 8a Upper Madapo hills Davao City. At first‚ I was very iffy about attending immersion. I didn’t see the entire point of attending something that didn’t seem to mean much to me‚ But as the days wore on during my immersion‚ I came to realize how blessed I was in life
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The medical and medical social work community have both entered a time of change. Many times there is a blur of boundaries between the scope of practice and roles between primary care nurses stepping in and doing social work activities such as patient education and discharge planning. “Empirical evidence does not show that one group is more qualified then the other concerning discharge planning and case management” (Dziegielewski‚ 2013). Even given this role overlap‚ social workers are vital to
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Team learning. Hackman (1983) defines team as a social system that consists of at least two members who share responsibility for a team product or service‚ recognize themselves as a group and are recognized as such by others as well. According to Senge (1990‚ p.220)‚ “Team learning is the process of aligning and developing the capacity of a team to create the results its members‚ truly desire. It builds on the discipline of developing shared vision. It also builds on personal mastery‚ for talented
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Technical University CJUS201-1303A-04 Instructor: Russ Pomrenke Discussion Board 3 Being a somewhat affluent community it would be appropriate to use the miscellaneous service and convenience norms policing role. The reason for this is being a somewhat wealthy community as discussed in the live chat by Professor Russ Pomrenke not that much crime will take place in this community. With the miscellaneous roles the police would assist standard motorist‚ look for lost individuals‚ assist with lockouts
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"Community development is a structured intervention that gives communities greater control over the conditions that affect their lives. This does not solve all the problems faced by a local community‚ but it does build up confidence to tackle such problems as effectively as any local action can. Community development works at the level of local groups and organisations rather than with individuals or families. The range of local groups and organisations representing communities at local level
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Activity/Exercises • Community fitness programs (gym discounts‚ P.E.‚ recess‚ sports‚ access to YMCA‚ etc.). • Recreational facilities and usage (gym‚ playgrounds‚ bike paths‚ hiking trails‚ courts‚ pools‚ etc.). • Safety programs (rules and regulations‚ safety training‚ incentives‚ athletic trainers‚ etc.). • Injury statistics or most common injuries. • Evidence of sedentary leisure activities (amount of time watching TV‚ videos‚ and computer). • Means of transportation. Sleep/Rest
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