Community Development

Community Development: How to proceed?

What skills are needed to map social connections in neighborhoods? What is the action repertoire of professionals to strengthen community development? In the national training document, Social Work of the five national training meetings (January 2017) a broad core task package is formulated for the future Bachelor’s programs in social work.

One of the three core tasks mentioned is to promote the social functioning of people in their social context. Professionals should be able to network and community development. This requires skills to look at collectives and to act so that collectives are strengthened.

According to journalists Pieter, these skills are not yet highly developed.  Contact us for more details.