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Module IV - A
Community Mobilization
Major Sections
Day and Time
Day 4, Thursday, 8:45 a.m.-9:30 a.m. (0.75 hour)
Purpose
The purpose of this unit is to clarify how ATODA prevention and community
involvement are linked in prevention planning and program implementation.
Methods are presented for mobilizing and involving all sectors of the community
in ATODA prevention. Emphasis is placed on the importance of community
involvement in the early stages of planning, i.e., identifying, defining,
and analyzing factors underpinning ATODA problems.
This unit occupies the first place in a day of training that is devoted
explicitly to community development. Since community involvement is one
of the cornerstones of the partnership grant program, the unit is of central
importance to the teams.
Learning Objectives
Participants and teams will be able to:
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Give a rationale for involving a wide spectrum of the community in planning
and mobilizing for ATODA prevention.
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Bring back to their partnership an understanding of participatory ways
of gathering information from the community.
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Describe the roles of the partnership in mobilizing communities.
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Describe the steps involved in a social sampling method of assessing needs.
Linkages with Preceding and Following Sessions
This unit depends on, and relates closely to, the framework presented in
Unit 1D. It is also connected to the preceding units on cultural consciousness,
because community mobilization necessitates interaction with diverse communities.
The concurrent workshops that follow this unit consider in more detail
several of the topics touched upon here, e.g., conducting community meetings.
Materials in Participant Manuals
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Transparencies
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T-1: Conditions for Successful ATODA Prevention Efforts
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T-2: Community Prevention Planning Framework
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T-3: Nothing . . .
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T-4: Community Needs Assessment
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T-5: Advantages of Involvement of Diverse Communities
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T-6: Roles of Partnerships in Mobilizing Communities
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T-7: Definition of Grassroots
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T-8: Relationships with Diverse Communities
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T-9: Community Sampling (Social Reconnaissance)
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T-10: Steps in the Community Sampling Method
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T-11: Analysis, Reporting, and Followup
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Handouts
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HO-1: Steps in the Community Sampling Method
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HO-2: Analysis, Reporting, and Followup