Elements of social change within a community

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Question: For this week's assignment, complete the following as Section 5 of your Key Assignment:

Create a PowerPoint presentation of 16-18 slides with 300-500 words of speaker notes per slide (with the exception of the Title and References slides).
You should use all of the elements of social change within a community with the intention of presenting this to your organization of choice.
This should be a professional presentation (slides must be clear and engage the audience).
Then, revise the following sections based on instructor and peer feedback, and prepare them as the final draft of your Key Assignment.

Section 1: (Week 1 Individual Project; 3-4 slides; each slide must include 300-500 words of speaker notes; you can use the information you wrote in Week 1)

Pick a community organization that is a perceived asset to your chosen community. You will be using this community organization for the duration of the course and suggesting a course of action to improve that agency's use by the community. You could choose from community athletic facilities, university public programs, or community centers, as a few examples. For this assignment, complete the following:

Start by defining community psychology in your own words.
Take a closer look at your chosen community organization, and identify the following:
What are the overall goals of the organization?
What services does the organization provide?
What types of people does it target?
Create a list of 2-3 goals that you feel would help the organization increase the well-being of the members of the community.
Section 2: (Week 2 Individual Project; 3-4 slides; each slide must include 300-500 words of speaker notes; you can use the information you wrote in Week 2)

The 5 models commonly used within community psychology are as follows:

Mental health model
Social action model
Organizational model
Ecological model
Phenomenological model
Discuss all 5 models, and then select 2 of the models to define and describe the reciprocal relationship between individuals and the social system that they live in within your own community.

Section 3: (Week 3 Individual Project; 3-4 slides; each slide must include 300-500 words of speaker notes; you can use the information you wrote in Week 3)

The 3 major types of social change within a community are as follows:

Spontaneous change
Planned social change
Unplanned social change
Describe your own community culture by identifying the size, industry, and diversity of the population. Considering all of the most important factors of the culture of your community, describe the 3 types of social change and which type you believe best fits your chosen community. Defend your selection with a minimum of 2 academic, peer-reviewed journal articles or research.

Section 4: (Week 4 Individual Project; 3-4 slides; each slide must include 300-500 words of speaker notes; you can use the information you wrote in Week 4)

In Section 3, you identified a specific type of social change for your community. What are the possible issues that may arise to hinder your change process?
Prepare an outline detailing your 2 proposed changes, including how you feel these changes will foster a positive change within your community.

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