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Essentials of Community Intervention

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Part of the book series: Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice ((CSRP))

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This chapter presents some of the basics regarding interventions that are undertaken by different kinds of practitioners when working with and in communities. The topics that are covered include approaches to community intervention, community mapping, appreciative inquiry, community money and reducing/resolving disputes and conflicts.

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Notes

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    Block’s (2011, pp. 37–50, 121–126) “flawless consultant” has authentic behavior (which, he says, leads to higher trust from the client) and knows about the requirements of each stage of a project (contracting, discovery/inquiry, engagement/implementation). In addition, Block describes the similarities and differences between internal and external consultants. For instance, Block mentions that an internal consultant’s job level/status in an organization can limit the internal consultant’s access to high-level people. An external consultant’s status is ambiguous and that allows the external consultant to more easily move among the levels of an organization.

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    Neoliberalism is “a philosophy and a political approach to governing that includes the belief that the state’s role is to protect individual and property rights. According to this view, the state should not interfere in areas beyond these two and especially should not interfere in the operation of free markets (Kelly and Caputo 2011, p. 112).

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    Structural conduciveness refers to the organization of the larger entity (e.g., society, region) in which a community is based. For instance, it the larger entity has a good communication network and open administration, this sets the stage for certain changes to be considered or implemented in a local community (Fritz 2002).

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    Rothman’s three models were social action, social planning and locality development.

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    Security Sector Reform (SSR) “aims to increase a country’s ability to meet the range of communities’ security needs in a way that is efficient but also consistent with the standards of civilian control, transparency and the rule of law. SSR also works to ensure security sector institutions operate with full respect for human rights and do not discriminate against anyone” (Bastick and Whitman 2013, pp. 5–6). Security is broadly defined and includes, for instance, the ability to go to school and walk down a street as well as have access to justice systems.

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Fritz, J. (2014). Essentials of Community Intervention. In: Fritz, J., Rhéaume, J. (eds) Community Intervention. Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0998-8_2

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