Week 5 Holistic Worldview Analysis

Week 5 Holistic Worldview Analysis

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Please note that each and every assignment has its own word limit.

Participatory learning and action (PLA) tools are used to engage communities in a process of shared decision making around their strengths and assets. Action steps are often identified by the group to make social, economic, or environmental changes in their community. Select and practice one of the following participatory learning and action tools:

• Community asset map
• Holistic worldview analysis
• Appreciative inquiry interview
• Problem tree analysis (also called diagramming)
• Photovoice

Guides on how to facilitate the tools are described in the community
engagement and PLA resources in the Topic Materials. Identify an individual or
group of individuals with whom you are currently working as part of your job,
service, volunteerism, or family. Review the selected tool and become familiar
with the process and purpose of the tool prior to facilitating it with your
selected individual or group.

In a 1,000-1,250-word essay, discuss the following:

• What tool did you select and why did you select it instead of the other options?
• What cultural insight did you learn based on the individual or group you selected? Include a brief description of the individual or group you engaged for this
  assignment.
• What challenges did you identify in facilitating the tool?
• Discuss how the participants responded to the tool regarding their participation and shared decision making. Consider how PLA tools are focused on building the
  capacity of people versus projects or programs.
• A Health in All Policies approach, which include economic and environmental
  factors, is important in addressing the interconnectedness of health factors to
  support holistic transformation. Discuss how this community engagement approach through such a tool is useful for assessing a Health in All Policies approach. In addition, consider how this approach is effective in reducing health
  disparities by addressing economic and environmental issues through community
  mobilization and assets. Review the website and introductory report on “Health
  in All Policies,” by the American Public Health Association (APHA), and “What
  You Need to Know About Health in All Policies,” by the World Health
  Organization (WHO), located in the Topic Materials for additional insight.

Read Chapter 5 in For the Love of God: Principles and Practice of Compassion in Missions.

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http://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/wipf-and-stock/2017/for-the-love-of-god_principles-and-practice-of-compassion-in-missions_1e.php

Read “Connecting Communities and Complexity: A Case Study in Creating the Conditions for Transformational Change,” by Durie and Wyatt, from Critical Public Health (2013).

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Read “Cultural Humility: Measuring Openness to Culturally Diverse Clients,” by Hook, Davis, Owen, Worthington, and Utsey, from Journal of Counseling Psychology (2013).  

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Read “Reflections on Cultural Humility,” by Waters and Asbill, from American Psychological Association CYF News (2013).

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http://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/newsletter/2013/08/cultural-humility.aspx

Read “Tyranny/Transformation: Power and Paradox in Participatory Development,” by Christens and Speer, from Forum: Qualitative Social Research (2006).

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http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/91/189

Read “A Basic Guide to ABCD Community Organizing,” by McKnight, located on the DePaul University website.

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Read “Wholistic Worldview Analysis: Understanding Community Realities,” by Jayakaran (2007), located on the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) website.

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http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/G02908.pdf

Read “Participatory Analysis for Community Action (PACA) Training Manual,” from the Peace Corps Information Collection and Exchange, Publication No. M0053(2007), located on the Peace Corps website.

URL:

http://files.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/pdf/library/PACA-2007.pdf

Read “Empowering Communities: Participation Techniques for Community-Based Programme Development: Volume 2: Participant’s Handbook,” by De Negri, Thomas, Ilinigumugabo, Muvandi, and Lewis(1998), located on the Participatory Methods website.

URL:

http://www.participatorymethods.org/sites/participatorymethods.org/files/Empowering%20communities_de%20Negri.pdf

Read “Generic Processes of Appreciative Inquiry,” located on The Center for Appreciative Inquiry website.

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Watch “Appreciative Inquiry,” by Townsin (2013), located on the YouTube website.

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Read “Ten Seed Technique,” by Jayakaran, located on the Dr. Ravi Jayakaran website.

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http://ravijayakaran.com/home.htm

Read “Toolkit,” from the Asset-Based Community Development Institute, located on the DePaul University website.

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Read “Open Questions,” by Goetzman, located on the Global Learning Partners, Inc. website.
 

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Read “Section 20: Implementing Photovoice in Your Community,” in Chapter 3 of the Community Tool Box website. 

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Read the Health in All Policies page of  the American Public Health Association website, and download and read the PDF, “An Introduction to Health in All Policies: A Guide for State and Local Governments.”

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Read “What You Need to Know About Health in All Policies,” located on the World Health Organization (WHO) website.

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http://www.who.int/social_determinants/publications/health-policies-manual/key-messages-en.pdf

Explore the Best Practices in Global Health Missions website.

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http://www.bpghm.org/

Explore the Global CHE Network website.  

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