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 225Organizational-Level Competencies 225Community-Level Competencies 226Training, Education, and Experiential Opportunities to Facilitate Organizing Competencies 228Application 229Real-World Applications of Competencies 229Future Directions 232Summary 233Key Points 233Discussion Questions 233Key Terms and Definitions 233Resources 234R

stance abuse, teen pregnancy, domestic violence, violent crime, affordable housing, and many others. Though there are many different approaches and varieties of community organizing, a common thread in these approaches is the engagement of individuals and communities affected by social problems in the definition, analysis, and solution to those

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