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