Voices from the Community: Key Ingredients for Community Collaboration

When community members are allowed to participate in the planning and implementation process of a program, they are empowering themselves and their community. The CHAMP Family Program uses a collaborative programming approach with a focus on building the capacities of community members to deliver a...

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Published in:Social work in mental health 2007-05, Vol.5 (3-4), p.313-331
Main Authors: Franco, Lydia M., McKay, Mary, Miranda, Ana, Chambers, Nealdow, Paulino, Angela, Lawrence, Rita
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
community as partners
Community collaboration
community empowerment
Community Services
family-based HIV prevention program
Mental Health Services
Outpatients
Planning
Program Implementation
Psychiatry
recognizing and developing community strengths
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Summary:When community members are allowed to participate in the planning and implementation process of a program, they are empowering themselves and their community. The CHAMP Family Program uses a collaborative programming approach with a focus on building the capacities of community members to deliver a family-based HIV prevention program. The CHAMP Program has a Collaborative Board that oversees all aspects of the research project. Using an empowerment framework, this article explores Community Board members' perspectives on their experience in working on CHAMP. Recommendations to researchers in the form of ten key ingredients for community collaboration are presented. The key points primarily focus on building trust with the community, recognizing community strengths, developing skills, building intragroup relations, and involving the community as partners from the beginning to the end.
ISSN:1533-2985
1533-2993
DOI:10.1300/J200v05n03_04