Community-Centred Approaches

• What is a community?

  A group of people sharing a common characteristic of affinity (living in a neighbourhood, population group, common faith or set of experiences)
• Deficit vs asset-based approach

  Deficit

  • start with deficiencies & needs
  • treat illness & symptoms
  • react to problems
  • people are consumers of health services
  • emphasis on role & knowledge of professionals & agencies
  • fix broken people

  Asset-based

  • start with strengths & potentials
  • promote wellbeing & positive health (treat whole person)
  • foster strengths & prevent problems
  • emphasis on role & knowledge of communities
  • empower ppl to take control of lives & health
• What are the benefits of volunteering in health & social care?

  Improving experience of care & support

  Strengthening the relationship between services & communities

  Improving public health & reducing health inequalities

  Supporting integrated care for people with multiple physical and/or mental health needs
• What is social prescribing?

  Non-medical referral systems to improve health
• What is the aim of social prescribing?

  Connect individuals with non-clinical or social needs or those with mild to moderate health problems to opportunities for social interaction, support learning & healthy living activities
• What are the 3 components of social prescribing?

  Referral from a healthcare professional

  Consultation with link worker

  Agreed referral to a local voluntary, community & social enterprise organisation