Community Organizing

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220CHAPTER 8Community OrganizingPaul W. Speer and Brian D. ChristensOpening Exercise 221Overview 221Conceptual Definition 222Key Features of Conceptual Definition 222Competency and Competency Development 223Individual-Level Competencies 224Skills for Community Organizing 224Listening 224Building relationships 224Challenging 224Clarifying self-interest

community psychology’s emphasis on empowerment and social justice. Although this perspective may be understood to challenge community psychology’s emphasis on research, the prominence placed on values in community psychology is consistent with this understanding. A final key component to organizing is an emphasis on systems change. Community

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