The new edition of this fantastic book provides a step-by-step guide to designing and implementing an occupation-centered program in a community setting.
The book is divided into six sections. Part I introduces the ideas of community and occupation, offering the foundations to understanding the purpose of community-based programs, and what they can potentially achieve. Part II looks at the design phase, highlighting issues such as a community’s profile and its existing assets, before Part III focusses on practical issues around implementation, from funding and grantsmanship to staffing and promotion. Part IV examines the evaluation process while Parts V, VI, and VII showcase examples of successful programs in different communities, as well as new areas where community programs could make an impact. The book is informed by an overarching concern for sustaining positive change with attention to the development and management of both profit and nonprofit organizations.
Updated with the latest contemporary models and framework for understanding this evolving field, and covering topics such as productive aging, substance abuse, homelessness, asylum seekers, and the LGBTQ community, Developing Occupation-Centered Programs With the Community, fourth edition, is the ideal workbook for any student or practitioner engaged in this important field of practice.
Table of Contents:
Introduction Part I. Building a Foundation 1. Understanding Community 2. Practicing Occupation in the Community 3. Program Design and Development: What Skills Will I Need? 4. Getting Started: Where Do Ideas Come From? Selecting a Population for Programming 5. Identifying Trends and Forecasting Futures Part II. Developing Your Program: Design and Planning Phase 6. Developing a Timeline for Program Design, Planning, Preparation, Implementation, and Evaluation 7. Developing the Profiles of Your Population and the Community, Researching the Supporting Literature, Finding Evidence, and Identifying Experts: The Beginning of the Assessment of "Need" 8. Continuing the Needs Assessment in the Community 9. Identifying and Building Assets, Developing Community Capacity, Knowing Your Stakeholders, and Sustaining Programming 10. Developing and Finalizing the Projected Impact and Outcomes for Your Population, Developing Program-Specific Goals and Objectives, and Choosing a Guiding Theory Part III. Developing the Program: Preparation and Implementation Phase 11. Supporting Your Programming: Staffing and Personnel 12. Supporting Your Programming: Space, Furnishings, Equipment, and Supplies 13. Examples of line-item budgeting 14. Funding Your Program 15. Promoting Your Program: Marketing Part IV. Review and Evaluation Phase 16. Program Evaluation: Measuring Programming Goals, Objectives, Outcomes, and Impact Part V. Programming Stories: Program Examples for Children, Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults 17. Programming to Support Engagement in Meaningful Occupation and Balance for the Disenfranchised and Homeless: The Development of a Community Programming Proposal 18. Intervention and Support Programming in Day Camps, Sleep-Away Camps, and "Adventures" 19. Prevention and Wellness Programming Within Existing or Newly Formed Clubs: Collaboration and Partnering with Stakeholders 20. Shelter Programming for Homeless Persons with HIV/AIDS and Mental Illness: Exploring Skills and Knowledge Supporting Employment 21. Programming for the Homeless Adolescent in Transitional Shelter: Filmmaking for High School Credit 22. Promotion of Health, Well-Being, and Community: A Culturally Relevant Intergenerational Program for Older Adults Living in a Senior-Care Facility Part VI. What Now? Responding to Trending Issues: Stories in the Making 23. Health Promotion and Wellness Programming for Older Adults Living in the Community: Sexuality, Sexual Functioning, and Intimacy 24. Human Trafficking and Exploitation : Considerations for Community Programming 25. Exploring Programming for Returning Combat Veterans and Families of Veterans 26. Community-Based Arts: Opportunities for Occupation-Centered Practitioners. Part VII. Diversity and Identity 27. Transgender and Gender Non-conforming Children and Adults
About the Author :
Linda S. Fazio, Professor Emerita of Clinical Occupational Therapy and Associate Chair of Academic and Community Program Support and Development, Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
