Community Development - Web Presence - Social Work Assignment

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Community Development - Social Work Assignment

Task: This assignment includes the analysis of community work in action. You may choose a case study that you have personal involvement with or a community development project with a web presence (i.e. communities attending to local or global issues). Worth 40% Select an example of community work in action and examine the fundamental values and philosophies that inform the work. In your report ensure you answer the following questions: 1. Who is the community? What is the community work in action? What are its strengths and limiters? 2. What are the theories of community work drawn on? 3. What ethics, attitudes or philosophies underpin the community work in this case study? 4. How did the collaborators go about facilitating change in the community? Describe the specific strategies or process to create change and development for this community. 5. What have been the outcomes or expressions of actions? 6. Through your analysis, what have you learned about community development? What reflections do you have about yourself engaging in community work?