Draft talk:Community Based Program Design

Welcome

Welcome to my template for a Wikipedia article on Community-based program design. I welcome any discussion or feedback related to the topic. Please begin discussions in the discussion section below. If you are replying to a comment, please reply below that comment. Also, you can begin a new discussion by using a heading to signify the beginning of another topic. This will make it much easier for people to follow the conversations.

Thank you for all of your help! Umich hudsonmh (talk) 22:54, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Discussions

Introduction

"Similar to traditional program design, community-based program design often utilizes a range of tools and models which are meant to enhance the efficacy and outcomes of the program’s design. The difference between traditional design and community-based design, when using these tools, are the dynamics in the relationship between the designers, it's participants, and the community as a whole."

Hey ya'll, I copy and pasted the above blurb from your "Socio-Ecological Model" section. I would suggest incorporating it into the introduction, as it is general and descriptive enough to give readers a quick idea of community-based program design and how it differs from other forms of program design. --Ubuntu713 (talk) 23:49, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Additionally, the introductory definition of community-based program design seems a bit clunky and utilizes unaccessible language that is not linked to other wikipedia pages. Maybe try looking for and using a more succinct definition.--Ubuntu713 (talk) 00:01, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

History

"Community practice in social work is linked with the historical roots of the professions beginning in the United States."

I would suggest linking the "History of Social Work" wikipedia page, so as to integrate this article more into the Wikipedia database.--Ubuntu713 (talk) 23:58, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Community practice in social work is linked with the historical roots of the professions beginning in the United States. More specifically, the history of community-based social work has evolved from the charity organization society (COS), and the settlement house movements. 1 However, during the earlier half of the 20th century, much of this work focused on institutionalization. Not until the 1960s did the shift from institutions to communities exacerbate the emphasis on community-based program design. This is known as the era of deinstitutionalization[2].

Community-based organizations and community-based programs burgeoned during the period of deinstitutionalization. The poor conditions of mental health institutions and an increasing amount of research that illustrated the benefits of maintaining the relationships of the individuals served within the community surfaced to further the growth of community-based programs. (for more, see: deinstitutionalization)

Also, informal community-based programs predate human service applications of this approach.[1] Melvin Delgado, in 1999, illustrated this point by quoting Harper (1990) regarding African-American's provision of health care in the community, stating: Blacks have always cared for the sick at home, yet it was never laveled 'home care.' Blacks have been dying at home and receiving care in the proces, yet it was never called 'hospice care.' Blacks have relieved each other from the caring and curing processes, yet it was never seen as 'respite care.' Blacks have cared for each other in their homes, in their neighborhoods, and throughout their communities, yet it was never referred to as 'volunteerism.'[3]

These paragraphs my flow better in this order (the second and third one have been switched).--Ubuntu713 (talk) 00:05, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Incomplete list of notable contributors to the community-based approach

Make sure that this list is one of necessary contributors; for instance, all power to Professor Patton, but should he be noted on this wiki page out of all the community organizers in the entire world? --Blunthought (talk) 00:01, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Might even think of taking this section out entirely. Unless you are actually going into how each of these people contributed" --Blunthought (talk) 00:01, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Program design tools

I would suggest putting the figure on the right side of the page to make it look neater and not so chopped up with the header. Also placing it under the appropriate header, rather than this general one. --Blunthought (talk) 00:04, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Socio-Ecological Model

As mentioned previously, the intro paragraph for this section could definitely be incorporated into your overall general description. I think it is a toss up as to whether or not it is really needed in this section if mentioned previously, but I do not think it would be bad to keep it here.

The below levels of the Socio-Ecological Model could be reformatted to look more visually appealing. Also, in your first draft organizational was misspelled, so just a heads up on remembering to do a final spellcheck and edit.--Ubuntu713 (talk) 23:53, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

See formatting below for list --Blunthought (talk) 00:08, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

1.) Individual

2.) Interpersonal

3.) Organizational

4.) Community

5.) Public Policy

Logic Model

This section needs more explanation. I know you have it linked to the actual page, but if I wanted to stay on this page, I still have no idea why this is a community based tool for program design. Connect it to the original intent of this page. --Blunthought (talk) 00:08, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Social action model

For community-based programs that seek to address macro-issues, the social action model may be utilized. [6] The objectives of the social action model are to: 1) recognize the change around us in order to preserve or improve standards; 2) understand the social action process/model is a conceptualization of how directed change takes place; and 3) understand how the social action model can be implemented as a successful community problem solving tool.

Consider where your citations are being placed. For example, the above citation is placed at the beginning for the blurb, but if I am assuming correctly, the three objectives your are referring to are also from that citation. Maybe move the {6} citation to the end of the blurb.--Ubuntu713 (talk) 00:17, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Advantages of community-based program design

The "Advantages of Community-Based Program Design" and the "Challenges of Community-Based Program Design" could be combined into one large heading of "Advantages and Challenges" with two subsections of "Advantages" and "Challenges." By saying "of Community-Based Program Design" after advantages and challenges (whether heading or subsection) it kind of makes the page a bit busier than it needs to be.--Ubuntu713 (talk) 00:12, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Challenges of community-based program design

See above --Blunthought (talk) 00:18, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

References

Citations look great and currently relevant. Be sure to be aware about where you are placing the citation to make sure they encompass the information being cited (see social action model) --Blunthought (talk) 00:20, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Tables

If anyone is proficient in creating tables, I am interested in creating one for the socio-ecological model section of the article draft. It would have three columns: level; characteristics; and ... (it's getting late). Anyway, the numbered list doesn't look so hot. I will update soon. Umich hudsonmh (talk) 03:27, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

Notes to self

Welcome Floyd

99.185.56.42 (talk) 17:30, 26 February 2014 (UTC)Doing some research on tables that will clearly identify the components of our socio-ecological model99.185.56.42 (talk) 17:30, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

Cool Thanks. Umich hudsonmh (talk) 17:47, 26 February 2014 (UTC)