IAS352 PRACTICES AND SKILLS IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY WORK

Assessment 1 - Blog Task 1

Assessment 1 consists of three short writing tasks. These tasks are located in Learning Modules 1, 2 and 3. In each task you are required to write approximately 500 words in your blog. You can link to your blog by clicking on the link above.

For Assessment 1 Blog Task, read the the following articles:

Gilchrist, A 2009, The well connected community: A networking approach to community development ,(2nd Ed.), The Policy Press - Chapter 2.[ebook]

Kenny, S 2011,  Developing communities for the future , (4th Ed.) Cengage Learning - Chapter - 1.

Available at CDU Casuarina and Batchelor Institute Libraries or other University libraries.

Twelvetrees, A 2008,  Community Work , (4th Ed.) McMillan, pp.1 - 18.

When you have read these texts, go to your blog and in your own words write:

· your understanding of community work,

· analyse the authors’ philosophical perspectives of community work,

· your reflection on the strengths and limitations of community work.

Assessment 1 - Blog Task 2

Read the following two Journal articles: Munford, R, Sanders, J & Andrew, A 2003, “Community development: Action research in community settings” Social Work Education, 22 (1) pp. 93 – 104. Tsey, K, Patterson, D, Whiteside, M, Baird, L & Baird, B 2002, “Indigenous men taking their rightful place in society? A preliminary analysis of a participatory action research process with Yarrabah Men's Health Group”, Australian Journal of Rural Health, 106, pp. 278-284. For each of these readings identify:

· The researcher/s

· The researched

· The issues/problems

· Methods of inquiry

· Recommendations/Suggestions/Implications of the study.

Write your responses to the readings in about 400 words in your blog.