2. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
• Community organization as a social work
process distinct from case work, group
work,
• Which are concerned with welfare of the
individual
• It is directed to providing services for
people with special needs
3. General Meaning
• C-O is a process in which efforts are
directed towards meeting the community
needs and developing integration within
the community
• C-O is one of the social work method,
which guide us to organize various social
related programme in a systematic way,
based on the needs of the community.
4. Lindeman - 1921
• Community organization is that phase of
social organization which constitutes a
conscious effort on the part of a
community
- to control its affairs democratically
- to secure the highest services from its
specialist, organizations, agencies and
- institutions by means of recognized inter
relations
Definitions
5. Pattit - 1925
• The term “ Community organization is best
defined as assisting a group of people to
recognize their common needs and
helping them to meet these needs
6. Objectives
• McNeil – has mentioned the following objectives.
- analyzing resource – services available to meet the
needs.
- gaining facts about human needs
- bringing into participation in all phases of the process.
- stimulating citizen interest in social problems and
creating motivation for action through participation and
education.
- determining priorities
- developing and improving standards of service
- identification of gaps of services.
7. Principles
• Johns & demarche has narrated the following
principles;
- community organization is a means not an
end
- individuals and groups are different
- communities like individuals have the right
to self determination
- social needs is the base for organization
- self interest should be the first consideration
in determining programme
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8. coordination is the process of growth
- C-O structure should be kept as simple as
possible
- services should be distributed equitably
- Diversity in programme approach should be
respectd
- Broad representation in inter-agency bodies
- balance between centralised and
decentralised
- barriers to communication must be broken
down
- communities need professional help
