Specialized Self Assessments - Community life competence2024-03-29T05:18:53Zhttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/forum/topics/specialized-self-assessments?commentId=2028109%3AComment%3A20132&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHey, JP...
Thanks for sharin…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2010-04-16:2028109:Comment:201322010-04-16T19:07:08.974ZRicardo Waltershttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/RicardoWalters
Hey, JP...<br />
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Thanks for sharing these thoughts. I think you're right about being able to adapt the self-assessment process so that groups identify practises that are specifically relevant to their own competence.<br />
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Instead of creating a whole range of issue-specific, or community-specific self-assessment templates (eg. for sex workers, for gay teens, for handicapped people), we've used - in a variety of settings, including faith-groups, human-rights focussed organisations, associations of…
Hey, JP...<br />
<br />
Thanks for sharing these thoughts. I think you're right about being able to adapt the self-assessment process so that groups identify practises that are specifically relevant to their own competence.<br />
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Instead of creating a whole range of issue-specific, or community-specific self-assessment templates (eg. for sex workers, for gay teens, for handicapped people), we've used - in a variety of settings, including faith-groups, human-rights focussed organisations, associations of handicapped people - the process of developing a self-assessment framework from scratch. It is the process that leads to the final framework that is rich with interaction and reflection. Many of the final practises are often close to the original generic Constellation tool, but the group's developed it themselves. It makes space for reflections on concern and vision beforehand.<br />
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In the HIVOS group, we're working on that process right now with a group of 10 partner organisations in Southern Africa, East Africa and India. Perhaps you'd be interested in joining the group, and contributing your thoughts to the creative process of defining the practises and levels.<br />
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Later,<br />
Ricardo