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Ecology of the Community (Services (Rehabilitative Services (Correction,…
Ecology of the Community
Structure and Functions
community
- group of people living in the same geographic area under common laws
Community Ecology
- psychological and practical relationships between people and their social & physical environment
The need for community is psychological and practical
5 Functions
- 1) production, distribution, consumption, 2) Socialization, 3) Social Control, 4) social participation, 5) mutual support.
Influence on Socialization
Questions to ask: How did people in the neighborhood earn a living? How did they enforce rules? How do they socialize with one another? How do they help one another?
Factors that make a community family friendly are...
Quality & safe education
Child Care
recreation
Community Safety
Citizen involvement
physical environment
employment opportunities
cost of living
neighborhood
Physical Factors
population density
- # of people in an area
population composition
- stability or mobility of people in neighborhood
Noise
Community Design
Play settings- traditional, modern, adventure
Economic Factors
vary depending on jobs, goods, and services
Affects cost of housing, transportation, education, health care
16 million children (22%) live below poverty line
Community economics is related to how children in families are socialized
Social and Personal Factors
neighborhood setting, patterns in community interaction, gesellschaft interpersonal relationships,
A Learning Environment
A community can provide libraries, museums, zoos, farms, businesses, people's experiences, and collectibles for involving children
School districts have alternative school and homeschooling which follows the "School without walls" idea.
Members of business community can...
provide specific schools with materials, financial aid, human resources, and professional support
serve on school advisory councils or school boards
offer schools the use of business settings for job placement
A Support System
can provide informal and formal support for families
Community services are necessary because...
increasing population
changing nature of the family
increasing urbanization of communities
Macrosystem Influence
Political Ideology determines what services government leaders believe worthy of support
Public agencies
financed by taxation; are administered within legal framework of local, state, or federal government
Private agencies
financed by donations, membership dues, corporate contributions, consultations fees, investment income, foundation grants, publication sales, or conference fees
established by individuals or philanthropic, religious, fraternal, or humanitarian groups
Child Welfare League of America- 1920
Combination agencies
uses both public and private sources for money but may receive government grants for research
Administration for Youth and Families
Services
Preventive Services
provide for people's need for space, socializing, physical activity, and mental stimulation
Supportive Services
Referrals, economic assistance, counseling, family preservation, senior citizens, child health and welfare, protective, child care, foster care, adoption
Rehabilitative Services
Correction, mental health, special needs
purpose is to enable an individuals capacity to participate effectively in the community by correcting behavior, addressing mental health, and providing needed services to those who have immigrated to this country
Economic Assistance to Families
Federal programs to help with poverty include
Temporary Assistance cor Needy Families
Unemployment compensation
Social Security survivor/disability benefits
Supplement Security Income
Veteran's benefits
Child nutrition services
Health Care for Families
Medicaid, maternal and child healthy services, Centers for disease control, child nutrition programs
Social Support for Families
Child welfare services, social services block grants, child & teen service system program,
Special Needs Services
For children who have disabilities, are maltreated, or have been abandoned
The Child Abuse Prevention ad Treatment Act, The Family Violence Prevention and Services Program
Volunteerism
Volunteer Groups
provide services such as tutoring at-risk youth, building homes, caring for seniors, working at food banks, donating, maintaining parks, and responding to natural disasters
Reasons to volunteer
learn about needs in community, conserve funds for charities, share your skills and gain new ones, develop self-esteem and confidence, meet new people, enhance resume and gain networking contacts
Advocacy
child advocacy- process of sensitizing individuals/groups to the unmet needs of children and to society's obligations to provide positive response to those needs
Examples of groups include Children's Defense Fund, Child Welfare League of America, & the National Congress of Parents and Teachers
types of therapeutic intervention/treatment include family preservation, parent education, child care, family therapy, kinship care, foster care, parent support groups, institutionalization, and adoption