Community Organisation Method: A Review

Abstract

Purpose: This article is a review study and presents various studies on community
organisation, it discusses view-points of various authors regarding the theory and
practice methods of community organisation. The article also shares a view on the
history, origin and field work related to the method. It is an overview of the scope of
community organisation in different settings and in different locations.The article also
highlights the interplay between community organisation and other methods of social
work. It highlights the benefits of community organisation with the client system from
different backgrounds. It also eyes at enhancing the skill base of various researchers
and professional workers. This article showcases the versatile and diverse application
of community organisation method in social work.
Methodology/Approach: The researcher has used secondary sources to study the
application of community organisation method in various fields. The article has made
use of journal articles to review the community organisation method, its relation with
the other methods of social work and in other settings.
Findings: Through different studies it is evident that the contemporary approaches
like social marketing, gender budgeting, are yet to be integrated and studied in the
context of community organisation. The researchers should probe the relationship of
community organisation with other methods of social work in an explicit way.
Paper Type: Theme Based Paper