Participación y gestión comunitaria desde la perspectiva del trabajo social comunitario

Abstract

The present paper focuses on explaining participation and community management from a Community Social Work perspective. In chapter I, addresses the concepts of Social Participation, Community Management and Community Social Work definition. Thus, we start with a general definition and its features, the participation levels and the relationship between the above concepts. In chapter II, describes the tools of social participation and their importance. Also, specifies the importance of the application of the Participatory Diagnosis at the time of intervening in the com-munities, the tools of participation along with the participative diagnosis allow the professional to determine the cause of the needs and problems and analyze the reality in a critical and objective. Finally, chapter III focuses on the agents that enhance social participation. Moreover, it explains why each of them is important within the communities and organizations. Last, we describe the in-tervention models that guide the Community Social Worker professional practice