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Reflection on an interprofessional community-based participatory research project
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
BACKGROUND. A collaborative interprofessional research project that involved community members was beneficial to community development.
OBJECTIVE. To draw upon the experiences of academics relating to their involvement ...
Spirituality in the occupational therapy community fieldwork process: a qualitative study in the South African context
(Occupational therapy Association of South Africa, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Spirituality is an integral part of communities; it is influenced by the environment and provides meaning and purpose to
occupations. However, spirituality has been a controversial concept within the profession ...
A Commentary of occupational justice and occupation-based community development frameworks for social transformation: The Marikana event
(South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2021)
Background: The Occupational justice framework is significant in enabling communities to collaborate with occupational therapists to strengthen social vision and enhance occupational potential. It has been highlighted that ...
Exploring the social function of congregations: Acommunity development approach to develop ‘hub-and-spill’ early childhood development centres
(AOSIS, 2019)
This article reflects on the findings of a research study that investigated a community development project by CARITAS, a welfare organisation of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC). The said organisation, together with local ...
Participatory learning: a people centred way of working in community development
(Unisa Press, 1995)
In this article the authors propose a participatory learning approach to skill and knowledge acquisition in people centered community development knowing that it isn't always quick and easy but exciting and worth it.
A peoplecentred perspective on peoplecentred community development
(School of Social Work, Zimbabwe, 1995)
This article uses the concept of 'people centredness' to stress the fact that development
requires that the people themselves - who are meant to be the beneficiaries of
development initiatives - be placed in the forefront ...
COVID-19: Are community development scientists missing in action or missing the action?
(Routledge, 2020)
While the world waits in anticipation for a vaccine against the
Covid-19 virus, controlling the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic is
all about managing the movement of people. The lockdown principle introduced in many ...
Community development practitioner profiling for occupational professionalisation, skills development and continuous quality assurance
(University of Stellenbosch, 2022)
Regardless of the worldwide acknowledgement of the importance of community development,
the challenge of professional occupational recognition remains, intensified by the lack of
practitioner profile data. Raising practice ...